"prevent" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- It would add an hour to their arrival time-if it didn't prevent them from arriving at all.
- American officials say they believe that the attack included several elements, including roadside bombs placed nearby to prevent reinforcements from arriving quickly.
- But a snowstorm in New York caused flight delays that prevented her from arriving until yesterday.
- Police prevented her van from arriving at the Memorial.
- The obstacles had eaten time, preventing the doctor and the little people from arriving until evening.
- However, the Air Force was not able to find the fleet at sea and could not prevent it from arriving safely.
- To protect both Americans and our agriculture, shouldn't we also take this simple step to prevent flu from arriving here in the first place?
- (While the rain ended, high winds prevented guests from arriving by plane.)
- More often, the continuum prevents problems by preventing time travellers from arriving at critical times and places.
- He'd had to come down hard to prevent her from catching the shuttle and arriving on his doorstep.
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