"prevent" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- At times, he worked to prevent important art from leaving Britain.
- If they come upon his body, here, they'll bring in troops to prevent anyone from leaving the area.
- What would prevent you from leaving a written*record of anything I say?
- For one thing this would prevent people from leaving their desks to find a more private area where they can light up.
- And there was no way he could prevent it from leaving him!
- Citizens must be kept happy to prevent them from leaving the town.
- At the bus stop, the authorities prevent her from leaving.
- "It's not as if we have anything that could prevent them from leaving."
- "We can prevent any living thing from leaving this ship," she said.
- At the same time she handed off a man who was trying to prevent her from leaving.
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