Example sentences of "[not/n't] prevent her [prep] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ’ Melissa was about to point out that Angy 's tender heart had not prevented her from flaunting Rick 's ring as if it were her own , nor had she intervened to protect Barney from hurt , but she merely said , ‘ It was enough to make anyone angry . ’ |
| 2 | Melody 's delight and incredulity were genuine , but it did not prevent her from taking the food and drink from his hands and bolting it as though she were starving . |
| 3 | This did not prevent her from becoming , likewise , totally seduced by his example . |
| 4 | This did , not prevent her from becoming engaged , in 1956 , to Edgar Lintot , who was about to leave Cambridge to take up a pre-registration post at St Michael 's Hospital in Lewisham . |
| 5 | Now she began to wonder about that ; it could n't simply be because she 'd disliked him , since she 'd disliked clients before , but that had n't prevented her from giving them the same professional treatment she gave to everyone . |
| 6 | Dislike might be bubbling inside her like bitter acid , but it had n't prevented her from doing a good job . |
| 7 | Her mother said it was stimulating to be upset , and maybe it was , but that did n't prevent her from preferring the solace of the old wisdom . |
| 8 | If Hilary Robarts thinks she has been libelled and seeks redress I ca n't prevent her from going to law . ’ |