Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] [pron] from [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Today rebels attempted to persuade one hundred and forty workers who 'd not yet signed the agreement to battle on , but they failed in their bid to stop them from signing the deal . |
| 2 | The Aquamassage brush is waterproof and can be used in the bath and shower : ‘ The only difficulty is keeping enough soap on the brush head to keep it from dragging the skin , ’ she says . |
| 3 | A long prison sentence is the penalty for an unlicensed firearm and to keep the three men on bail , year after year , with this terrifying threat hanging over them was a most effective way to deter them from exposing the monstrous injustice of their treatment either in the media or with the European Commission of Human Rights . |
| 4 | A , a mountaineer , roped to his fellows , cut the rope in order to prevent them from dragging the leader of the party to death . |
| 5 | Brown 's unpredictability and his refusal to endorse Clinton led to attempts by senior members of the party to prevent him from addressing the convention . |