Example sentences of "[vb pp] prevent they [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mainly , the first part provides examples of potential problems occurring in everyday living and what might be done to prevent them from becoming actual problems . |
| 2 | Nurses were instructed to prevent them from seeing Earl Spencer as he lay helpless in his private room . |
| 3 | I 'm still doing sex education at schools and look like it 's changing a lot cos there 's a lot more to do there , a lot more emphasis on Aids , that 's why they 've got to ki , teach kids in primary school , we 've got to prevent them from getting a disease . |
| 4 | Long mike leads need to be properly wired to prevent them from becoming an aerial . |
| 5 | These are no longer needed and are best killed to prevent them from spreading to the food cupboard , so drop them into the methylated spirits jar . |