Example sentences of "to protect [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A security source said : ‘ The Army , in partnership with the police , aim , through their physical presence , to show the whole community that the security forces are present to protect everyone against terrorist attack , from whatever paramilitary organisation it may come . ’ |
| 2 | I like to haver this dog to protect me against gorgeous women . |
| 3 | I looked wildly about me a hundred times , unable to think what to do ; then I threw my coat on over my nightdress , pulled woollen socks over the wool trousers I wore to protect me from the cold , and ran to the door , without listening to what his friend was trying to say to me . |
| 4 | ‘ Forget about Papa and trying to protect me from the truth . |
| 5 | ‘ It got so bad FBI agents had to stay at my house to protect me from religious extremists whipped up by their campaign . ’ |
| 6 | But even being able to articulate my needs was not sufficient to protect me from further abuse . |
| 7 | to protect me from sunburn . |
| 8 | I adopted a pose of cynicism — armour designed to protect me from ever feeling vulnerable again . ’ |
| 9 | He then called a security guard ( who wore no uniform , and looked like the type of character I would want a security guard to protect me from ) . |
| 10 | Some vegetables , like beetroot , carrot , endive and winter lettuce varieties , should be sown now , but covered with cloches later to protect them to maturity . |
| 11 | The notion of ‘ protection ’ is not necessarily concerned with protecting participants from emotion , for unless there is some kind of emotional engagement nothing can be learned , but rather to protect them into emotion . |
| 12 | It is important that you ensure all parcels are adequately packaged to protect them in transit . |
| 13 | Now that the election has been announced , will the Minister take the opportunity to apologise to the industry 's workers and employers for failing to do anything to protect them in the past 13 years ? |
| 14 | Catholics and protestants became more and more segregated by school , as the Roman catholic bishops sought to bind in their flocks from outside influences , on the one hand to protect them from proselytism , and on the other to use the schools as a vehicle for the maintenance and development of faith . |
| 15 | Cattle wore collars of rowan wood to protect them from spells and curses . |
| 16 | ‘ The roof has leaked for a year , ’ John said , ‘ and I had to cover over the electrics to protect them from the rain . |
| 17 | For the first few days we kept the family shut into the cow-shed , to protect them from the cats ; but I really think that if any cat had had the temerity to put in an attack , the hen would have chased it half-way to Gloucester . |
| 18 | Polgar rations their appearances in a natural wish to protect them from the media . |
| 19 | But unfortunately , in our wish to be protective , we actually create the harm we seek to protect them from . |
| 20 | It is essential to provide shelter for horses to protect them from the extremes of heat , cold , wind , or rain . |
| 21 | It is perhaps not coincidental that the same Islanders , whilst wishing to keep their traditional forms of adoption , are also seeking legal security to protect them from undue interference from the natural family . |
| 22 | He published Directions for Bringing over Seeds and Plants from the East Indies and other Distant Countries in a State of Vegetation ( 1770 ) and one method he favoured was to coat seeds in wax to protect them from extreme temperatures . |
| 23 | Corals , which must remain close to the surface of the water because they contain symbiotic algae which photosynthesize , also tend to contain specific pigments to protect them from ultraviolet light . |
| 24 | He had smoked one cigarette after the other , holding them cupped in his palm to protect them from the rain . |
| 25 | The wheels were placed inside in order to protect them from the elements as well as from the deliberate damage that sometimes occurred during water disputes . |
| 26 | Imperial Airways built a fort for passengers and planes in Persia to protect them from unwelcome visits by local tribesmen . |
| 27 | Some of the houses were built on high platforms to protect them from the June floods . |
| 28 | As has already been mentioned , young children are particularly at risk , and they are dependent on adults to protect them from the potential dangers in their home environment . |
| 29 | The origin of the slang term ‘ Beak ’ for Magistrate is also associated with the belief that they had herbs in a horn to protect them from any disease that might be contracted from evil smelling criminals . |
| 30 | The steel bars of the cage were enclosed by tarpaulin sheets to protect them from the elements , except for one side , which was open with just a simple lift bar to move before exit . |