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He began to protest weakly, but he was no match for a determined Holly.
2
The young man protested weakly, but she cut him short.
3
But she did go in and up the stairs too, protesting weakly all the way.
4
He followed him, protesting weakly, but the other gave no sign that he had heard.
5
She protested weakly that she had never had whiskey before, but gave in without much argument.
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In the early moments of my violence Boogles had protested weakly; then he began to quiver perilously.
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I still protested weakly, but in vain.
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Isaac protested weakly, tugging at the construct.
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Rosemary protested weakly at this idea.
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"Now, Griselda," Ty Ty protested weakly, "I'm way past that now.
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"But my things are in the hotel room," she protested weakly.
12
"You've not lost me, Will," Quincy protested weakly, his breathing slow and shallow.
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"But I tell you we were quarreling, Kitty," he protested weakly.
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She protested weakly when he eased her out of his arms, forgave him when a cold cloth pressed against her cheeks.
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"Have you not a villa for this?" I protested weakly.
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"But I got to go-give'em hell," he protested weakly.