Protests
Starts
Both words in one sentence
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Leo protests and starts making promises to come back and get her, but Calypso stops him by kissing him, his First Kiss, by the way, and putting him in the raft.
Source: "Shut Up" Kiss -
Humphrey, who has spent the entire episode thwarting Hacker's attempts to open the hospital to medical staff and patients, immediately protests and starts pompously lecturing Hacker on how the hospital is intended for a huge waiting list of British patients.
Source: Series / Yes, Minister - The grandson protests that this is still stereotyping, and eventually becomes so confused that he starts saying racist stuff.
Source: Mistaken for Racist
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