Despite your earlier protestations of innocence, you are now in 91 Greg Cox flagrant violation of the Treaty on several counts.

Lestat finds David in Florida and is surprised to find that his friend, despite his earlier protestations, now wants to become a vampire.

She even thought of suggesting to Clinton Codrington that they should dance, despite her earlier protestations, but quickly decided against it.

Still, despite all the earlier protestations of patience, Exploration and Survey Corps was growing itchy.

Despite his earlier protestations to Fakrid, he had begun to feel a little lonely pondering his various dilemmas.

Despite her earlier protestation of loyalty to her monarch, she suddenly sounded like a girl very exasperated with foolish boys.

McCoy was among them, perhaps looking for a replacement for Lulu, despite his earlier protestations.

I am not concerned for myself and my race, because there is no one in the Twenty Kingdoms who can effectively threaten us, my earlier protestations notwithstanding.

His early protestations about political and economic reforms were hard to credit.