Example sentences of "[vb past] [not/n't] [verb] [pers pn] from [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her ill health did not prevent her from painting , from being politically active in the communist movement nor from leading a rich life . |
| 2 | Although Colonel Newnham-Davis consistently pleaded for more varied menus and shorter meals , this did not prevent him from ordering and eating , with evident enjoyment and approval , what seems to-day a perfectly astounding meal . |
| 3 | Fabia gathered that he approved of her walking shoes , but , even so , it did not stop him from warning , somewhat severely , I 'm not turning back in five minutes . ’ |
| 4 | Tour operators were cutting their allocations on planes and in hotels but even this did not save them from bankruptcy . |
| 5 | The disability did n't prevent him from farming in Tanzania and going on to hold several posts in the Tanzanian Cabinet . |
| 6 | Well you did n't see it from back there Well there 's an ambulance . |
| 7 | I was horrified to find out later that in fact he had not collected her from school but from the police station . |