Example sentences of "prevent [pron] [noun] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could not prevent my father from tricking him into marrying me instead of Rachel . |
| 2 | Just as someone deprived of sound , sight and tactile stimuli will invent wonderful and sometimes horrific experiences , so I could not prevent my imagination from running away with itself . |
| 3 | New Bold college could n't prevent its students from going along and some young Seventh Day Adventists were predisposed to be receptive . |
| 4 | McAllister could not prevent her eyes from straying to his newspaper . |
| 5 | She told herself that if she did not look up she would not need to see it and after a while this not-looking would become habitual , but in the event she could not prevent her eyes from turning up to the campanile . |
| 6 | This did not prevent his approach from becoming associated ( with some justification ) with a theory of interest groups . |
| 7 | High factor sunscreens wo n't stop you turning brown , but will prevent your skin from burning when first exposed to the sun , allowing it slowly to acclimatise and produce its own natural protection and colour . |
| 8 | This will also prevent your equipment from becoming tarnished with nicotine stains . |