Example sentences of "[vb mod] protect [pron] from " in BNC.
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1 | That should protect her from those worrying bouts of weakness whenever Roman took it in his head to produce his caveman act and haul her into a passionate clinch … |
2 | It is made from heavy-duty plastic , which should protect it from all but the psychotically over-enthusiastic synthesist . |
3 | You 'll protect us from our own excesses down there , wo n't you ? ’ |
4 | In this way the individual cells could protect themselves from danger . |
5 | The pamphlet explained , in simple terms , how civil servants could protect themselves from the possibility of having their actions and decisions overturned by the courts . |
6 | ‘ What talisman is there , ’ he asked , his voice rough around the edges , ‘ that could protect me from you ? |
7 | Only she could protect him from its hungry clutches . |
8 | But Ranulf was here and while Corbett bathed and changed his clothing , he wondered how Ranulf could protect him from the secret assassins now stalking him . |
9 | Alternatively , the future may bring chemicals that could protect us from any gas , liquid or radiation , not to mention environments in which future generations may live that will separate them from any hazardous source . |
10 | A relic of the belief that the oak , the sacred tree of the Thunder God , could protect you from lightning . |
11 | On the other hand , he points out that Devlin had in fact answered the question in the affirmative , and had justified this response by suggesting that , just as society can take steps to preserve itself against acts of treason , then so it may protect itself from attacks on established morality , for this too can threaten society 's existence . |
12 | Moreover the young hero was never alone ; he always had a pure process , waiting for him , holding the thread of life which would protect him from the flames and the teeth and the dark belly of the monster . |
13 | The dialogue form of what became the Two chief world systems ( 1632 ) was a brilliant response to these restrictions , Galileo probably calculating that it would protect him from censure , even if his impartial discussion pointed to far from impartial conclusions . |
14 | Pray that God would protect them from the evil spiritual powers that they are contacting . |
15 | In London during the Great Plague people chewed on the root , believing that it would protect them from the disease . |
16 | I 'd believed the English boy would protect me from these sounds . |
17 | I felt he would protect me from Mrs Reed . |
18 | Now , under the impact of guilt and remorse motivated by the positive side of the original ambivalent feelings for the father , the ego sought to defend itself from further conflict with its id by erecting safety measures which would protect it from such distorting and stressful impulses . |
19 | And a village water supply will protect everyone from a common yet life-threatening disease like diarrhoea . |
20 | If it is forthcoming , he will protect them from the terrible plagues with which he afflicted the Egyptians before their escape . |
21 | At the same time documents have to be read , thinned down and explained to colleagues , usually with a footnote to mention that there is more documentation that the head will protect them from . |
22 | This is an excellent discipline because a strong aura will protect you from ‘ influences ’ of all kinds — anything from germs to stress . |
23 | They will protect you from a fatal accident when using electric gardening equipment . |
24 | Venture inside and you would be wise to wear a respirator to filter off the stench , and clothing that will protect you from the steady rain of droppings and urine that falls from the ceiling . |
25 | Calatin will be able to weave the spell that will protect you from the fire of the Time Chariot . ’ |
26 | Fiction : A tan will protect you from the sun . |
27 | Um , I will protect you from the humans ! ’ |
28 | Now somehow I want you to break out of that and to , as I say , shout it from the rooftops , because in the end , the public applause from that will protect you from those who might seek to neuter you in that role . |
29 | The mother will protect it from predators , such as eagles , and will try to ensure that it does n't fall down the mountainside by always standing on the downhill side of it . |
30 | He has fought for Serbia in Croatia and he will protect us from genocide . ’ |