Example sentences of "from [v-ing] [conj] she [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rockdust prevented her from seeing if she had been successful in her kill . |
| 2 | Just in time she stopped herself from confiding that she 'd almost forgotten how to dance . |
| 3 | Deliberately , he refrained from remarking that she had called him by his Christian name for the first time . |
| 4 | A short time later he could n't prevent himself from asking whether she did n't love him just a little . |
| 5 | But why should it be that Peggy gets a lift from knowing that she has ‘ beaten ’ Boris ? |
| 6 | Once again , she refrained from mentioning that she had asked them to keep the baby in the nursery as his presence in the room was upsetting her . |