1. Despite protestations from the manager, it would be a disservice to recommend a trip to Okhotsk Beer for its food.
2. The fact that he didn't do so but added his name to the paper makes the protestations of altruism ring hollow.
3. However my potential protestations were muffled not just by my lack of language, but also the response I received upon arrival.
4. It made me feel as if all my protestations were merely paper tigers, and that I had no problems at all.
5. Lin pursued her there but Zhang rejected his protestations of love every time.