Example sentences of "order to prevent [pron] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | A , a mountaineer , roped to his fellows , cut the rope in order to prevent them from dragging the leader of the party to death . |
| 6 | 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 . |