Example sentences of "[pron] stop [pers pn] [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it is only — or mainly — accommodation problems which stop you repeating the year , Grandad & I would like you to know that you are welcome to live here & go to Oban High School . |
| 2 | Although no one stopped us entering the store , it was obvious we were being scrutinized by both shop assistants and the public . |
| 3 | The officers guarding him stopped him reaching the governor just in time . |
| 4 | Colonel Goreng was moving away from the details of the operation to talk about the Western concept of ‘ human rights ’ , to mock it , to say what a ridiculous shibboleth it was when it stopped you defending the rights of those who were n't criminals , when Mrs Goreng knocked on the door . |
| 5 | ‘ We will do it to stop them making the poorest in society pay for their mistakes and their broken promises . ’ |
| 6 | There is nothing to stop you doing the entire job yourself if you have the time and the skill . |
| 7 | As a Board though there is nothing to stop us stating the option in our Newsletter , but I think we have to be very careful of the tone and wording that we use . |
| 8 | What stops us taking the first step and using it ? |