Example sentences of "[vb base] to protect [pn reflx] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we seek to protect ourselves from doubt in matters of belief , the result will be ‘ inactivity ’ . |
| 2 | They are quite adaptable to different illumination levels , however , and shortly after introduction to the aquarium may undergo colour changes ; these colour changes represent either the production or the loss of pigments which the corals produce to protect themselves from excess ultraviolet light . |
| 3 | Try to protect yourself from interruptions — but if an interruption is unavoidable , do n't worry . |
| 4 | This eventually causes the death of one of the boys , as the gang try to protect themselves from being attacked by a rival gang — The Socs . |
| 5 | You can , as a matter of course , help to protect yourself from electric shocks by using a circuit breaker . |
| 6 | Land animals need to protect themselves from drying out , so scales were exchanged for an impervious skin ( although some amphibians can control the admission of water through their skin with the aid of hormones ) . |
| 7 | ‘ We are confident we have done nothing wrong , but need to protect ourselves from the arbitrary and capricious actions of our adversaries . ’ |
| 8 | Their bodies require more careful maintenance to keep functioning , and to some extent they have to protect themselves from too deep an involvement in the problems of others as their own emotions become more frail . |