Example sentences of "[pers pn] from [verb] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sadly , operational commitments prevented you from coming to the ‘ Open Day ’ and I will be pleased if you and Superintendent Pakes can attend this meeting , which will be held at our Riverside Headquarters in Keynsham , starting at 10.15 . |
| 2 | ‘ There is no man or devil who will stop me from going to the home of my family , ’ said Sir Henry angrily . |
| 3 | These are no longer needed and are best killed to prevent them from spreading to the food cupboard , so drop them into the methylated spirits jar . |
| 4 | Scuffles ensued when the demonstrators tried to break through a police cordon preventing them from marching to the tomb of the unknown soldier . |
| 5 | Cambridge players were angry but could not express their views because manager John Beck has banned them from talking to the Press . |
| 6 | even prevented him from getting to the outside privy ( ‘ Jericho ’ ) must have been severe indeed … |
| 7 | In some species the male will also take an active part in egg care , in other the female will reject him and prevent him from attending to the eggs . |
| 8 | In the normal course of events , the exercise by the tenant of a break-clause will prevent him from applying to the court for the grant of a new tenancy ( Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 , s26(4) ; s69(1) defining " notice to quit " : s24(2) ) . |
| 9 | Only the sudden arrival of three new boarders saved her from succumbing to the terror which filled her . |
| 10 | Siobhan , Crilly 's mother , bashed both of her legs in the accident , though this did not keep her from crawling to the aid of those more severely injured than she . |
| 11 | He put his hands on her shoulders , stopping her from running to the door . |
| 12 | But only stubborn pride and the knowledge that Giles 's monstrous accusations were totally unfounded prevented her from fleeing to the Ladies ’ . |
| 13 | Last week , Virgin said it was ready to settle if BA dropped a clause forbidding it from referring to the matter in future . |
| 14 | In particular , surplus countries often neutralized an inflow of gold by preventing it from adding to the domestic money supply . |
| 15 | providing tension to the girders ( bones ) and cables ( tendons ) that keep us from crumpling to the ground at any instant . |
| 16 | Summing up , we are concerned that the recession continued to prevent us from contributing to the funds of the RIBA at the same levels as in 1989 and 1990 and are far from complacent about this situation . |
| 17 | Two young , fit squaddies desperately need the help of any females from 16 to 55 to save us from this dull and boring existence- Please , please keep us from talking to the penguins any longer — write now ! |