Example sentences of "[vb pp] it from [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | various men seem to have caught it from changing their nappies . |
| 2 | This was the 316th year of the society , but events such as wars with Napoleon , ‘ Kaiser Bill ’ and Hitler have occasionally prevented it from taking place . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , the Commission 's disquiet has not prevented it from agreeing the designation . |
| 4 | A Constituent Assembly was elected in May 1990 but the military authorities have effectively prevented it from convening . |
| 5 | All through the '70s I 'd wanted to be in a rock band and I ended up doing it and it was nothing like as exciting as I 'd imagined it from reading and listening to records . |
| 6 | The mistakes made in the manufacture of the mirror , which is as smooth as could be desired but the wrong shape , have stopped it from seeing many of the faint objects it should be looking at . |
| 7 | ‘ There are failsafes which should have stopped it from doing this ! ’ |
| 8 | Denying it had not stopped it from growing . |
| 9 | Dick had probably intended to toss it into the quarry , but it had fallen short and the weight of the handles had kept it from slipping over . |