I began to protest but he held up his hand.

He held his hand up as Elizabeth began to protest.

When she began to protest, he held up his hand to silence her.

They both began to protest, but I cut them off.

I began to protest, but the look on his face said he wasn't going to take no for an answer.

A dozen men got up now and began to protest.

He held up a hand as Nicholas began to protest.

The old man began to protest, but he knew the only other choice was for all three of them to be caught.

Look, my father was part of the group that began to protest using the bomb.

He began to protest again, and she cut him off.