SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[verb] themselves against	121
2	[to-vb] themselves against	56
3	defend themselves against	26
4	protect themselves against	24
5	[v-ing] themselves against	21
6	to protect themselves against	17
7	[vb base] themselves against	15
8	to defend themselves against	14
9	[vb infin] themselves against	13
10	[vb past] themselves against	11
11	pit themselves against	6
12	test themselves against	5
13	themselves [adv] against	9
14	themselves [verb] against	7
15	themselves [adv prt] against	6
16	themselves up against	5
17	themselves up against	5
18	themselves against [art]	54
19	themselves against [art]	54
20	themselves against the	46
21	themselves against the	46
22	themselves against [noun]	28
23	themselves against [adj]	23
24	themselves against [adj]	16
25	themselves against [noun sg]	14
26	themselves against [noun pl]	13
27	themselves against [pron]	8
28	themselves against a	8
29	themselves against a	7
30	themselves against [det]	6