Example sentences of "[subord] to prevent [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Claudia said , glancing at the watchful man , who was leaning against the door-frame as if to prevent any thought of escape she might have . |
| 2 | Others have criticised such a view on the grounds that it introduces an undesirable ambiguity into the concept of existence , and have argued that propositions of this kind should not be taken at their face value but should be paraphrased in such a way as to prevent spurious names from usurping the role of subjects . |
| 3 | But Gentlemen for your deliberations to be useful they must be free — your opinions must not be shackled by authorities ; & I know that were I present your candor and delicacy towards me would be such , as to prevent that freedom of discussion and investigation , which is absolutely necessary to obtain a knowledge of facts . |
| 4 | He would n't have minded the meanness of only allowing one glass each , if it had n't been that the reception was so timed as to prevent that vital half-hour in the pub before closing time , which was so much a part of the necessary wind-down from giving of himself in performance . |
| 5 | It was generally agreed that ‘ One great good of the lads ’ club is to fill their lives with interests and excitements , so as to prevent premature love-making , the connections , and even the marriages ' . |
| 6 | It was decided that the information was no longer confidential so as to prevent other parties making use of it . |
| 7 | Accordingly , having regard to maintaining the doctor 's primary duty , a Family Practitioners ' Committee is entitled to impose conditions limiting the number of visits per 1,000 patients which might be made by the deputising service , so as to prevent excessive use being made of a deputising service . |
| 8 | The few windows we passed were blocked up , so as to prevent light escaping . |
| 9 | The effects of ( b ) arise when barriers are of such a high level as to prevent any entry into the market . |
| 10 | In McEllistrim v The Ballymacelligott Co-op Agricultural & Dairy Society [ 1919 ] AC 548 a co-operative society had changed its rules so as to prevent any member from selling milk other than to the society . |