Example sentences of "to prevent it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If a child has been made the subject of a supervision requirement following a referral to a children 's hearing on an offence ground , and that supervision requirement has been terminated and the child reappears before another children 's hearing , the main factors that the later hearing will need to consider to perform their statutory functions are why the child appeared before a children 's hearing , the reasons for that hearing 's disposal and , most particularly , the child 's response to the disposal ; in short , a children 's hearing would want to know the very things section 4 appears to prevent it ascertaining . |
| 2 | The flowers and foliage of the rose have gone and it needs thoughtful pruning and tying in to prevent it whipping about in autumn . |
| 3 | All Home policies carry a condition requiring the Policyholder to exercise reasonable care of the property insured to prevent it sustaining loss or damage . |
| 4 | The prevalence of the idea of the Second World War as a ‘ good war ’ in Anglo-American culture makes it very hard to appreciate that those who tried to prevent it had good reasons for doing so . |
| 5 | Always climb from inside the tower to prevent it toppling . |
| 6 | Yesterday 's meeting , which saw the group change its name from Ferranti International Signal to Ferranti International , also approved changes in its articles designed to prevent it breaching borrowing powers as a result of the decimation of its equity base by the £215million write-off . |
| 7 | Obediently , Dot did as Gloria asked , gripping her thumb between her front teeth to prevent it slipping out . |
| 8 | The newcomer was ostentatiously dressed in robes slashed with yellow taffeta and bound by a gold cord very similar to one used by Benstede , although the latter had a row of knots in his to prevent it slipping down over the loops on his gown . |
| 9 | Use a padded weight to anchor the fabric to the table to prevent it slipping . |
| 10 | But every precaution was taken to prevent it usurping the right of the people to govern themselves : |
| 11 | It was very hot in the scout hut where I was watching the preparations , so the clay was constantly being sprayed to prevent it drying out . |
| 12 | The coral sand will need raking through regularly to prevent it packing down solid and reducing the through-flow . |
| 13 | A mob of townsfolk boarded a ship loaded with corn and cut the rigging to prevent it sailing , so that the magistrates felt obliged to call in troops from Plymouth to quell the mob . |
| 14 | The phosphates used in detergents and cleaning products are useful because they condition the water to reduce scum , help to keep the water alkaline for proper cleaning and break up the dirt on fabrics to prevent it settling back . |
| 15 | The right of establishment can be invoked by a company registered in a member state against the national authorities of that state if they seek to prevent it setting up agencies , branches or subsidiaries , or participating in the incorporation of a company in another member state . |
| 16 | There were no lights except in the downstairs rooms , so he had learned to hold his breath against the muddy darkness to prevent it reaching into his lungs to suffocate him . |
| 17 | Filling the pipe with sand will help to prevent it breaking in the wrong place . |
| 18 | The Government yesterday extended by three months an export ban on Canova 's marble statue The Three Graces , to give time to raise £7.6 million to prevent it going to the Getty Museum in California .. |
| 19 | — Hardware — Software — Procedures — How it all goes wrong — What to do when it does go wrong — How to prevent it going wrong — How to evaluate products |
| 20 | With the balloon tethered to prevent it going up instead of along , there was some confusion over when the race had actually started.A problem compounded by the fact that the Emma Louise was out of sight on the river , so a check would be made separately on her speed . |
| 21 | In 1958 at the Club 's Golden Jubilee celebrations , Charles Luker recalled his early years when the rough lived up to its name and when after each game very golf club head was well rubbed down with emery cloth to prevent it rusting . |
| 22 | Meanwhile MPs and councillors from Gloucestershire have asked the Local Government Minister to give the county enough money to prevent it having to make cuts . |
| 23 | So in order to prevent it raising the mound 's temperature too high , a thicker layer of soil has to be heaped over it to shield its interior from the sun 's rays . |
| 24 | Brace the valve body against the wall as you do this , to prevent it turning and fracturing the supply pipe below . |
| 25 | The fire officer took command , organising the immediate covering of the aircraft with foam in an attempt to prevent it bursting into flames . |
| 26 | ‘ It would be damaging to seek to prevent it doing so . ’ |
| 27 | Arthur Sando from Swindon lent a hand with the rescue , then helped to flag down traffic to prevent it making it worse . |
| 28 | Drains are usually secured by a suture , and a sterile safety pin may be placed through the drain to prevent it retreating into the wound . |
| 29 | Mechanically , it works almost as well on land as it does in water , so that providing a creature can find a way of breathing , there is little to prevent it walking straight out of the sea and up the beach . |
| 30 | Just three examples are : a mobile filtration unit ( price £1,341 ) from G.F.E. Bartlett , which heats filtered oil to prevent it becoming viscous ; the mobile Fastfilter from Fast International , featuring a roller pump to ensure any solidified fat is pumped out and so , the company says , eliminating the need for heater coils ; and Stott Benham 's Fry-Saver , which costs £1,600 until 1 August , and is claimed to increase efficiency by providing 15 times more filtering area than standard filter paper . |