Example sentences of "to protect [pron] from [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It got so bad FBI agents had to stay at my house to protect me from religious extremists whipped up by their campaign . ’ |
| 2 | But even being able to articulate my needs was not sufficient to protect me from further abuse . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Goering and Ribbentrop keep bodyguards to protect them from each other . |
| 5 | In a bid to protect them from possible attack by Oswald and Eadbald , acting in collusion , Aethelburh sent the Deiran princes for greater protection to the Frankish king , Dagobert I , for fear specifically of Oswald and Eadbald ( HE 11 , 20 ) . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Vélez was on a list of judges ( jueces sin rostro ) whose identity had been kept hidden in order to protect them from such attacks and to encourage their independence . |
| 8 | West Belfast should be treated as a special case and a uniform grant at the Premium 3 level given for all trainees ; alternative solutions must be found where it is simply not possible to find employers to take second year trainees ; cover should be given to management committees to protect them from personal liability in the event of insolvency . |
| 9 | Imperial Airways built a fort for passengers and planes in Persia to protect them from unwelcome visits by local tribesmen . |
| 10 | During the entire voyage the large portions of the aircraft will be cover with Polymax film to protect them from damaging sunlight and moisture , ensuring that they arrive at their new home in pristine condition . |
| 11 | If Scotland were to have a Parliament with tax-raising powers , it could of course raise taxes that it wanted to raise , but the people of Scotland should be aware that there would then be no capping and no one to protect them from excessive expenditure decided by Strathclyde or Lothian . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | The publisher has formed a limited liability company to protect himself from such contingencies but nevertheless has tried to pass this liability to the private individual . |
| 15 | Society has the right , according to Devlin , to protect itself from immoral acts , and these acts are immoral if , by definition , every ‘ right-minded ’ person could be assumed to consider them so . |
| 16 | Movement can also be limited by the body in order to protect itself from further harm , e.g. the pain from a twisted ankle prevents mobility , thus allowing the inflamed tissues to rest and heal . |
| 17 | Towards the trespasser the occupier has no duty to take reasonable care for his protection or even to protect him from concealed danger . |
| 18 | The look she flicked him reminded him that this was one area where she would not appeal for his help ; she had been more than careful to protect him from any involvement with a drug-taking brother . |
| 19 | Nor that the reason she had sent Maggie to an all-girls ' school was not to protect her from evil-minded youths , but to protect her from the sort of teaching that she seemed to be getting . |
| 20 | Athelstan pulled Benedicta closer into the side of the house to protect her from any snow falling from the small canopied hood of the doorway . |
| 21 | Later other improvements came along such as putting a cylinder of safety glass around the flame to improve the illumination , and covering the gauze by a metal bonnet to protect it from accidental damage . |
| 22 | It is time for the government to act to protect it from future ecstasy |
| 23 | This movement is usually made more apparent because the head sinks into the shoulders and the hands come close to the body to protect it from some blow , curse or frightening event , e.g. Juliet 's movement after her father has demanded why she is not conforming to his wishes . |
| 24 | The glycosides are even retained as the caterpillar changes into a butterfly and help to protect it from predatory birds . |
| 25 | Interior Ministry troops , who had come under fire from rooftop snipers , later succeeded in throwing a cordon around the CP headquarters to protect it from further attack , but Moscow radio reports said that by the evening of Feb. 13 the violence had spread from the city centre to numerous locations in the suburbs , and that automatic gunfire could be heard . |
| 26 | It is important to protect yourself from such kill-joys . |
| 27 | You can , as a matter of course , help to protect yourself from electric shocks by using a circuit breaker . |
| 28 | I knew that I had to protect myself from another pounding — if I let him into my heart I would be done for . |
| 29 | These are patients cut off from their capacity to feel , presumably to protect themselves from emotional pain . |
| 30 | It was often assumed that the ‘ natives ’ were unable to protect themselves from dangerous animals , thus justifying the intervention of the white man with his rifle . |