Example sentences of "to prevent it [prep] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Is there anything I can do to prevent it without covering up completely ?
2 The room was unpainted and the only furniture consisted of a lime green sofa , two wooden chairs and a three-legged coffee table which was propped up against the wall to prevent it from toppling over .
3 The chair or commode has to be correctly positioned , for instance , and firmly secured to prevent it from slipping away as the patient is moved .
4 Libya-Venice axis Venetian politicians have decided against accepting a Libyan offer to annex their city to prevent it from sinking any further into either the sea or debt .
5 The used pumps to prevent it from sinking .
6 A few seconds later as the aircraft gains more speed , it will need more forward movement to prevent it from unsticking with the tail-wheel or skid touching the ground , and climbing away too steeply .
7 NOTE Osteoporosis can not be cured once it is present , but younger women from the time of the menopause may be able to prevent it from developing through hormone replacement therapy .
8 Season to taste with salt and white pepper , then cover the sauce with greaseproof paper to prevent it from forming a skin and allow it to cool completely .
9 Yes , as soon as the surface has hardened enough not to be marked , it should be covered with a polythene sheet to prevent it from drying out too quickly .
10 Colour as desired and keep wrapped in cling film or aluminium foil until ready to use , to prevent it from drying out .
11 Toss this gently into the pasta to prevent it from sticking together .
12 There is just enough décor and furniture to prevent it from looking empty , but space and simplicity are the most powerful impressions made on the visitor — what Leonard called in a different context ‘ the voluptuousness of austerity . ’
13 It 's a good idea to run your central heating pump for a few minutes a week in summer to prevent it from seizing up when the system is not in use .
14 The wrongful act of the son in intercepting those letters , which could not have been anticipated by the creditor , was held not to affect the creditor so as to prevent it from enforcing the charge .
15 The case of the Tari Furora paralleled that of the Melanesians in ‘ Marie Lloyd ’ , but it is to his ideal City , and his actual urban Western civilization that Eliot relates this Papuan discovery : ‘ … if we are so helpless in the hands of our ‘ civilization ’ that we admit our inability to prevent it from ruining Papuans , what hope have we of saving ourselves ? ’
16 To be truly modern means to accept the process of change without pathetic attempts to prevent it from running its course .
17 The carer has to refuse to respond to shouting or aggressiveness or any other kind of unacceptable behaviour , to prevent it from becoming a source of attention for the patient .
18 Nevertheless , a foot sweep does require a lot of power to prevent it from degenerating into no more than a shin attack .
19 And the only way to prevent it from collapsing is to keep moving forward .
20 BARRY GOODWIN looks at the most probable causes of fish deaths in some of this year 's new ones and suggests ways to prevent it from happening to you .
21 It was in good condition , its shape and window arrangement made the formation of a central light-well unnecessary , and the city council were keen to prevent it from falling into long-term disuse .
22 She wore heavy make-up and she had one of those unfortunate bulging figures where the flesh appears to be strapped in all around the body to prevent it from falling out .
23 Thin Ethernet uses a coaxial BNC connector with a rotating sleeve lock , to prevent it from coming adrift from the network interface card .
24 The mains inlet cable must be secured to prevent it from pulling out , and a cable gland or ‘ P ’ clip can be used as normal .
25 It cancelled the advertisement wherever it could but was too late to prevent it from appearing in some national newspapers .
26 As the sailfish 's quick burst ends , it erects its ‘ sail ’ to prevent it from rolling and yawing .
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