Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] prevent the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As respects England and Wales or Northern Ireland , any provision in an Act passed before 1st August 1958 that any order or determination shall not be called into question in any court , or any provision in such an Act which by similar words excludes any of the powers of the High Court , shall not have effect so as to prevent the removal of the proceedings into the High Court by order of certiorari or to prejudice the powers of the High Court to make orders of mandamus . |
| 2 | This does not appear to be altogether necessary , having regard to the grade of the inclines , but possibly the condition of the bond has induced them to add this so as to prevent the semblance of a hang to the descending tank . |
| 3 | A policeman 's job is made more difficult if a person physically obtrudes so as to prevent the policeman from arresting a third person , and it has been held that such conduct constitutes obstruction . |
| 4 | Lessons must be designed so as to prevent the learner making mistakes . |
| 5 | In particular , the real wage will adjust spontaneously so as to prevent the emergence of excess supply in the labour market . |
| 6 | Measures are usually taken to shield the investigator from environmental radiation rather than to prevent the radiation escaping from the source . |
| 7 | Such a lie is unkind because it keeps false hope alive , as well as preventing the child from coming to terms with the parting and the inevitable grief . |