Example sentences of "[noun pl] prevent i from [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the following weekend circumstances prevented me from getting out , but my companions made their way to the site on their own . |
| 2 | These and other caveats prevent me from giving an unqualified recommendation to this new disc . |
| 3 | My next bout of health problems prevented me from continuing this search , and I was forced to wait for the weather to become a little sunnier before taking the risk of venturing out . |
| 4 | Thank you for drawing my attention to your proposed exhibition , I did indeed receive your telephone message , but other pressures prevented me from responding to it before you had also handed in your portfolio . |
| 5 | But my other commitments prevent me from turning up to their committee meetings now so erm I 'm sort of stepping back on to I 'm just on to their mailing list . |