SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[verb] himself against	96
2	[vb past] himself against	31
3	[to-vb] himself against	29
4	defend himself against	26
5	[v-ing] himself against	23
6	to defend himself against	14
7	press himself against	9
8	protect himself against	7
9	brace himself against	7
10	[prep] himself against	5
11	pressing himself against	5
12	[prep] himself against	5
13	himself [adv] against	17
14	himself [adv] against	10
15	himself [adv prt] against	7
16	himself up against	6
17	himself up against	6
18	himself [verb] against	6
19	himself against [art]	58
20	himself against [art]	58
21	himself against the	45
22	himself against the	45
23	himself against [pron]	18
24	himself against [noun]	15
25	himself against a	13
26	himself against a	10
27	himself against [pers pn]	10
28	himself against [adj]	9
29	himself against [pos pn]	8
30	himself against [noun pl]	7