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He seemed so protective of you and I got the wrong idea.
I think any child will be protective of her mother.
From the age of five years, schools may play a protective role.
But if anything, I felt a bit protective about him.
They love children and are very protective of family members.
The two became very close and protective of each other.
But whether people have become more protective of their personal space is difficult to say.
When he was young, his protective parents tried to keep him at home and off the road.
He was only being protective of his wife and she decided to play along.
There is also no protective power which could bring him down.
She had put up a protective wall around herself and would hit out at anyone who tried to break through.
He had never known what it was to feel protective of anyone.
And he, being four years older, was just the right age to feel protective.
People are now far more protective of their own image than they used to be.
"The kids have to face the world, but you try to be protective."
An earlier study of men also showed a protective effect.
Other people, however, are less protective of the city's past.
However, at that point they did not know how long the protective effects would last.
He seemed to be both afraid and protective of her.
"But the protective effect will only last for about a minute."
Children were running below, playing under the protective eyes of their parents.
"I hope you remember being this protective in the morning."
He's kind of protective when it comes to things like that.
They are also sometimes used for protective or medical reasons.
And as such, the people around him were very protective of his memory.