Example sentences of "[noun sg] to prevent [pron] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She made no attempt to prevent him from taking her into his arms , gave no sign that she knew of his presence . |
| 2 | Anything you can suggest as a remedy to prevent me from parting with my few remaining strands of hair will be welcome . |
| 3 | On Oct. 23 V. P. Singh ordered Advani to be arrested under the Internal Security Act to prevent him from entering Uttar Pradesh . |
| 4 | The review of directors ' managerial decisions can be viewed as being motivated by a similar desire to ensure that directors exercise their powers only in accordance with the will of their constituents ( the shareholders ) and that they are subjected to the controls often associated with the Rule of Law to prevent them from using their power arbitrarily . |
| 5 | As I mentioned earlier , they glide round in an arc and it is a hell of a job to prevent them from plunging into the weeds some way along your own bank . |
| 6 | Once the packet is opened , keep the pastry leaves covered with a damp tea towel to prevent them from drying out . |
| 7 | She wore heavy make-up and she had one of those unfortunate bulging figures where the flesh appears to be strapped in all around the body to prevent it from falling out . |
| 8 | 1 Place the apples , cloves , sugar and lemon juice in a pan with just enough water to prevent them from sticking . |
| 9 | The room was unpainted and the only furniture consisted of a lime green sofa , two wooden chairs and a three-legged coffee table which was propped up against the wall to prevent it from toppling over . |
| 10 | Due to such severe deprivation of mental stimulation , he had to continually wear an iron mask to prevent him from tearing strips off his own sides with his teeth . |
| 11 | Arrange the sliced pears neatly in the pastry case and sprinkle with lemon juice to prevent them from discolouring . |
| 12 | Season to taste with salt and white pepper , then cover the sauce with greaseproof paper to prevent it from forming a skin and allow it to cool completely . |
| 13 | A few seconds later as the aircraft gains more speed , it will need more forward movement to prevent it from unsticking with the tail-wheel or skid touching the ground , and climbing away too steeply . |
| 14 | And when told it was Victoria after the Queen and that the Queen was a wonderful lady , and her Prince was wonderful , too , she 'd had to bite her tongue to prevent herself from saying , ‘ Aye , she 's a wonderful lady all right , she 's still for bairns your size working twelve hours a day . |
| 15 | Toss this gently into the pasta to prevent it from sticking together . |
| 16 | There is just enough décor and furniture to prevent it from looking empty , but space and simplicity are the most powerful impressions made on the visitor — what Leonard called in a different context ‘ the voluptuousness of austerity . ’ |
| 17 | He moved over to the dungeon door to prevent anyone from escaping . |
| 18 | Carmichael states that ‘ the plant is secretly secured in the bodices of the women and in the vests of the men , under the left armpit ’ , while Martin Martin gives an account of a man in Berneray , Harris , who wore it in the neck of his coat to prevent him from seeing visions , and ‘ he never saw any since he first carried that plant about with him ’ . |
| 19 | Libya-Venice axis Venetian politicians have decided against accepting a Libyan offer to annex their city to prevent it from sinking any further into either the sea or debt . |
| 20 | It 's a good idea to run your central heating pump for a few minutes a week in summer to prevent it from seizing up when the system is not in use . |
| 21 | And one particularly thorough research study on boys growing up in London concluded that if a boy offends , the best way to prevent him from offending repeatedly is not to catch him in the first place ( West , 1992 : 104–11 ) ! |
| 22 | And the only way to prevent it from collapsing is to keep moving forward . |
| 23 | You have to be very aware of the patient 's physical limitations in relation to his spasticity , in order to prevent him from trying to do more than he can , which would inevitably make his situation worse . |
| 24 | He first requested leave of absence from court to stay with the dying earl at Wilton , in order to prevent him from giving his inheritance elsewhere . |
| 25 | ‘ All partners are technically self-employed but in order to prevent them from getting into a frightful mess we deduct a percentage from their drawings , so there is something put aside for tax . |
| 26 | After this they went on board the several ships in that harbour and struck their yards in order to prevent them from proceeding to sea . |
| 27 | A , a mountaineer , roped to his fellows , cut the rope in order to prevent them from dragging the leader of the party to death . |
| 28 | Oil royalties in the Arauca , Putumayo and Casanare intendencies would be directly administered by the government , in order to prevent them from falling into rebel hands . |
| 29 | Yes , as soon as the surface has hardened enough not to be marked , it should be covered with a polythene sheet to prevent it from drying out too quickly . |
| 30 | Alexei thrust past Jehana and kicked the dwarfs legs from under him , then stood over him , a foot planted on his chest to prevent him from escaping again . |