Example sentences of "preventing [pers pn] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anglian Water Authority refused to attend the meeting of residents in Oakham because of rules preventing them discussing matters that might depress the share price during privatisation , and because there was little information available . |
| 2 | But what they will have is a small pension that will be preventing them getting State Benefits and they will be in the poverty trap . |
| 3 | Well , preventing them filling themselves with drink . |
| 4 | However , in Lego U.K. Ltd. v Lego M. Lemelstrich Ltd. [ 1983 ] , the Lego company , which makes children 's construction kits comprising coloured plastic bricks , was granted an injunction against the manufacturers of coloured plastic irrigation material preventing them using the name " Lego " as part of the description of the material . |
| 5 | Booth agreed that there was a mote in the eye of ministerial beholders preventing them reading the timetable properly . |
| 6 | Angry Georgian television officials claim Linfield are preventing them showing the game by asking a 75,000 dollar fee ( around £45,000 ) for the TV rights . |
| 7 | United , inspired by fit-again Eric Cantona are now unbeaten in 15 matches , and Southampton never looked like preventing them chalking up their eighth win in nine attempts against them . |
| 8 | I had never been able to do that , not with such unselfconscious pleasure , perhaps because deep down I had resented his existence which was preventing me doing all the marvellous things I had intended to do in the world . |
| 9 | Whichever way she attempts to retreat she may have the back end of a rabbit preventing her moving either way along the hole . |
| 10 | ‘ Please leave now , Adam , ’ she said steadily , pride alone preventing her breaking heart from showing in her voice . |
| 11 | Emotionally dazed and confused , she leaned weakly against his hard , muscular body , only the support of his strong tanned arms preventing her trembling legs from giving way beneath her as he swiftly removed the lower half of her bikini . |
| 12 | Getting him to eat was no problem , but preventing him throwing his food around or trampling it into the floor was . |
| 13 | Cusps ( pockets ) filled with blood trying to flow in wrong direction preventing it passing through the valve and stopping backflow |
| 14 | Nitrite affects the fish by binding with the blood and preventing it carrying as much oxygen as normal . |
| 15 | Keep it that way by preventing it coming into contact with raw meat , poultry and fish . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'd have to say that given the change of government they ought to have a very good chance of preventing us assisting Huerter . |
| 17 | ‘ None of us could be sure if we would have a job tomorrow ; the uncertainty was preventing us winning new business ; and we had looked at the various companies who were rumoured to be bidding for us and did n't like what we saw . ’ |