Example sentences of "prevented [prep] do so " in BNC.
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| 1 | Aszal says that he tried to call a doctor or an ambulance from the public telephone but was prevented from doing so by the guards . |
| 2 | To his credit , he wanted to give the markets a new nominal rule , on the exchange rate , but was prevented from doing so by Mrs Margaret Thatcher 's visceral dislike of the European Monetary System . |
| 3 | It is therefore possible to have a battery without an assault ( e.g. where D strikes V from behind ) , as well as an assault without a battery ( e.g. where D threatens to strike V but is prevented from doing so ) , but most cases involve both . |
| 4 | Mr Crosby wanted to take them back on the pitch but was prevented from doing so by police , who had acted quickly to prevent a pitch invasion when Byrne headed Sunderland into a 35th-minute lead . |
| 5 | Year after year the crisis never climaxed , perhaps prevented from doing so by the Committee 's success in improving the course and keeping the existing members together . |
| 6 | She passed about forty-eight kilometres north of Krakatoa on the evening of the twenty-sixth , spent the night of the twenty-sixth to seventh anchored in Telok Betong , tried to sail again for Anjer in the morning , but was prevented from doing so by the violence of the eruption . |
| 7 | The protestors had intended to enter Épernay , but were prevented from doing so by a squadron of cavalry which had barricaded the road . |
| 8 | British civil servants would like to reverse this policy , but are prevented from doing so by the EC . |
| 9 | Unfortunately people who could benefit from some counselling are often prevented from doing so by their own injunctions . |
| 10 | His Royal Highness was to have led his team in the match against Libor Krejci 's Levitt team , but sadly , he was prevented from doing so , by breaking his arm badly in two places while playing polo the previous week . |
| 11 | Young booksellers who would like to attend the conference but have been prevented from doing so by shortage of funds should contact the ICYB vice-president Debby Sutherland at Waterstones , Bath ( ) . |
| 12 | The authority had intended to publish a full summary of its findings but was prevented from doing so by the DPP who felt that it would prejudice the trials of the three officers . |
| 13 | It was the sort of thing said about someone who was unable to come into the office or , worse , for disciplinary reasons was prevented from doing so . |
| 14 | Although this is acceptable to most contemporary researchers — those interested in conducting spatial or multi-level analyses may be prevented from doing so but most researchers accept these limitations as an inevitable consequence of confidentiality requirements — it is not an optimum strategy for historical researchers who often do wish to identify individuals in order to link datasets . |
| 15 | This is equivalent to credit rationing because banks would like to continue lending the £40 billion ( or even more ) , but are being prevented from doing so by the authorities . |
| 16 | if your exit road or lane from , from is not clear , but you may enter the box when you want to turn right and are prevented from doing so . |