| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [verb] themselves against the [noun] | 30 |
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| 2 | [to-vb] themselves against the [noun] | 12 |
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| 3 | [v-ing] themselves against the [noun] | 8 |
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| 4 | defend themselves against the [noun] | 7 |
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| 5 | themselves [adv] against the [noun] | 6 |
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| 6 | themselves against the [adj] [noun] | 14 |
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| 7 | themselves against the [adj] [noun] | 13 |
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| 8 | themselves against the [noun] [prep] | 11 |
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| 9 | themselves against the [noun] [prep] | 11 |
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| 10 | themselves against the [noun] of | 11 |
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| 11 | themselves against the [noun] of | 11 |
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