Poll: There was nothing that could prevent them ____ it again.

There was nothing that could prevent them ____ it again.
doing [British English speaker]
from doing [British English speaker]
doing [American English speaker]
from doing [American English speaker]

Votes: 253
Comments: 1
Added: September 2004

 

Comments:

SimonTrew - 13th September 2007 14:59
Prepositions are more commonly attached to verbs in US English, but it adds no value here, so in UK English should be excised.
 
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