Example sentences of "[adj] to prevent [pron] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Firstly , cats need an amino-acid called taurine to prevent them from going blind . |
| 2 | It cancelled the advertisement wherever it could but was too late to prevent it from appearing in some national newspapers . |
| 3 | He had n't been able to prevent himself from catching her when she fell , and now the feel of her , cradled helplessly against his chest , sent shafts of agony through him . |
| 4 | NOTE Osteoporosis can not be cured once it is present , but younger women from the time of the menopause may be able to prevent it from developing through hormone replacement therapy . |
| 5 | She had n't been able to prevent herself from burying her face in the soft wool — and almost groaning out loud in agony as she 'd inhaled the strongly male , musky scent of his cologne . |
| 6 | She pleaded with Andrew to curtail their power , but her easy-going husband was unable to prevent them from stabbing his wife in the back . |
| 7 | It may be that I find a situation hard to manage because I am apparently unable to prevent myself from reacting with paralysing anger when spoken to in this way . |
| 8 | With her soaked blonde hair plastered in a rather mermaid-like curtain around her face and shoulders , and the wet black denim clinging tightly to her legs , she stared back , shivering in spite of the warm June night , unnerved by the piercing appraisal , but unable to prevent herself from returning the curiosity … |
| 9 | She seemed unable to prevent herself from going over in her mind every single minute of the days they had spent together in America . |
| 10 | The mention of Devenish should unsettle the man , but it was vital to prevent him from thinking too hard . |
| 11 | The then Minister for Home Affairs , Buta Singh , defended the extension against protests from opposition members saying that it was necessary to proceed with the panchayat ( local council ) system as a prelude to assembly elections in the state , and that the continued detention of some Sikh leaders was necessary to prevent them from causing further trouble in the region . |
| 12 | Cleaning tools and equipment : may be disinfected if it is necessary to prevent them from becoming vehicles of contamination . |
| 13 | It was in good condition , its shape and window arrangement made the formation of a central light-well unnecessary , and the city council were keen to prevent it from falling into long-term disuse . |
| 14 | Then , ‘ Instead of struggling in vain to prevent them from reaching my consciousness , I stepped back , as it were , and let thoughts and feelings come and go . |
| 15 | But though everyone acts for himself , his knowledge of what others are doing is supposed to be generally sufficient to prevent him from taking a lower or paying a higher price than others are doing . |