Example sentences of "[v-ing] to keep [pers pn] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had a job to do , and no Italian Romeo suffering the effect of an over-active libido was going to keep her from doing it . |
| 2 | ‘ You 've met your match there , darling , ’ he said as Kelly pushed and shoved the colt along , tying to keep him from stopping altogether . |
| 3 | ‘ And if you have any intention of trying to keep her from me , I warn you , I wo n't stand for it ! ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Your father 's been trying to keep it from you . |
| 5 | More often than not the gravel is piled up against the front glass of the tank as though the fish are trying to keep you from prying into their nest . |