Example sentences of "[verb] prevent [pn reflx] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tears on Cullam 's cheeks awoke in him a nausea and a rage so fierce that it was all he could do to prevent himself from striking him . |
| 2 | She was off-balance — nothing she could do to prevent herself from turning towards him as his grip pulled her in . |
| 3 | He knew his Val : he had watched her honourably try to prevent herself from adding that last remark . |
| 4 | His rescuers , a couple , decided to take him to Henry 's new flat in Shepherd 's Market , which Finch had prevented himself from invading . |
| 5 | Outside , running the water into the misshapen saucepan , Sally-Anne found the stench indescribable , so much so that she began a desperate burst of coughing to prevent herself from vomiting . |