Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] not prevent [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His administrative post did not prevent him from taking an active part in several engagements , including the bloody battle of Chrysler 's Farm . |
| 2 | He even claimed to have been reading a book on cybernetics at the time of the revolution , but his scholarly interests did not prevent him from amassing enormous wealth by the standards of his fellow citizens . |
| 3 | There was a warm welcome from the people of Barbados , but their sympathy did not prevent them from preparing a pitch to suit the fast bowlers when the Test took place . |
| 4 | Any irritation Tolkien felt at this appropriation of his own imaginative world did not prevent him from doing his best for the book . |
| 5 | Her ill health did not prevent her from painting , from being politically active in the communist movement nor from leading a rich life . |
| 6 | In 1929 Nizan 's acquiescence to party discipline did not prevent him from exploring the possibility of working for the party at the edge of the class divide . |