Poll: There was nothing that could prevent them ____ it again.
There was nothing that could prevent them ____ it again.
Poll Stats
This Poll:
- Votes: 495
- Comments: 2
- Added: September 2004
Comments:
Dictionaries make no distinction between the two forms (with/without the preposition), and both are equally common in BrE and AmE.
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SimonTrew
Prepositions are more commonly attached to verbs in US English, but it adds no value here, so in UK English should be excised.