Example sentences of "[noun sg] prevent her [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His mouth prevented her from replying , violently possessing her lips while his hands roughly sought to drag off her bodice completely . |
| 2 | Not to thank you , I mean — and Rose — oh , dear … ’ and her face crumpled , but the steely resolution which lay beneath her outward charm prevented her from giving way to the hysterics which she knew would take her over if she allowed herself to show any weakness . |
| 3 | Theda blanched even paler , a wicked flash and an ominous rumble preventing her from hearing the curse that issued from Mr Beckenham 's lips . |
| 4 | Only simple embarrassment prevented her from correcting it . |
| 5 | Only her spinning head prevented her from rising and leaving at once . |
| 6 | Nonetheless she was determined not to let her fear of water prevent her from accompanying Bernard on their now frequent sailing holidays . |
| 7 | Anne felt that she would be willing to abandon the good times to settle down with John , although pride prevented her from admitting it . |
| 8 | They grew a new ‘ ear ’ on her stomach with grafts taken from her thighs ; the scab on the superficially burnt left side of her face lifted off almost in one piece , leaving behind the flawless pink skin of a teenager ; but even after a year in hospital and scores of painful grafts , the right side of her face was hideously scarred , her hair and eyebrows never grew again and a plastic plate fitted over her carbonized skull prevented her from wearing a wig . |
| 9 | Tears welled in her throat , blocking the passage of either protest or plea , and only years of hard-won control prevented her from giving way to them in front of fitzAlan . |
| 10 | The only thing which was missing was the recognised transport qualification , a Certificate of Professional Competence , so , determined not to let this official piece of paper prevent her from doing the job she undertook a study course and was soon legally qualified to run the fleet . |
| 11 | A lengthy illness prevented her from appearing on Alice Faye 's ‘ This Is Your Life ’ tribute a couple of years ago . |
| 12 | The impact flung Donna forwards in her seat , the safety belt preventing her from hitting the windscreen . |
| 13 | These constitutional provisions had previously been called into question during a highly controversial case in February 1992 when the High Court in Dublin prevented a 14-year-old girl and her family from procuring an abortion or from leaving Ireland for nine months , even though she had repeatedly threatened to commit suicide ; the order preventing her from leaving the country was subsequently lifted after an appeal based on recognition of the equal rights of mother and child and the right to freedom of movement within the EC [ see p. 38780 ] . |
| 14 | Bhutto , who was tear-gassed as she led a march from Rawalpindi to Islamabad demanding fresh elections , was banned from Islamabad for defying an order preventing her from staging a demonstration in Parliament Square . |
| 15 | There was a funny kind of tightness in her chest preventing her from breathing properly . |
| 16 | The rockdust prevented her from seeing if she had been successful in her kill . |
| 17 | Catching sight of the back of Bishop 's robes vanishing along the corridor leading to the Pit , Bernice began to follow automatically , but a firm pressure on her arm prevented her from continuing . |
| 18 | A strong arm prevented her from falling . |
| 19 | I can not conceive that the pathologist will trouble to look there for a puncture mark and indeed , prior to that eventuality , it does n't seem likely that the emergency team of paramedics they 'll send out from Brighton General will be well enough acquainted with the action of this drug to hit upon the right antidote in time to prevent her from expiring . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Your book ? ’ she enquired , doubtfully , angry with herself for allowing domesticity to prevent her from keeping more up to date with the literary news . |