Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pn reflx] against " in BNC.
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| 31 | It is possible , and indeed it is the normal practice for innkeepers to insure themselves against the risk of loss or damage to guests ' property , thus limiting the likely effect of such an occurrence . |
| 32 | And I had a strong need to pit myself against her many suitors , and win . |
| 33 | Britain may still be a country where " everything is permitted which is not specifically prohibited " , but the specific prohibitions have become more numerous , without having to justify themselves against the overriding principle of public interest suggested by the Royal Commission on the Press . |
| 34 | After all , I do n't need to insure myself against Maurice 's treachery any more , do I ? ’ |
| 35 | He had sprung out at her from nowhere , not even giving her the time to brace herself against him . |
| 36 | Her eyelids fluttered and she went deathly white , but she fought back the dizzying sensation , her hands coming up to brace herself against fitzAlan 's chest while the world righted itself . |
| 37 | Because this time we will take measures to protect ourselves against your duplicity . ’ |
| 38 | For the latter the risk was high and he took even more stringent steps to protect himself against default . |
| 39 | He was wearing an overcoat and leant forward to protect himself against the biting wind . |
| 40 | — The right hon. Gentleman does not need a fig leaf to protect himself against my hon. Friend the Member for Bolsover , he needs a suit of armour . |
| 41 | He might have had it with him to protect himself against " an imminent and particular threat " . |
| 42 | Casting aside Pennzoil 's claims that it had no intention of launching a bid , Chevron moved into top gear to protect itself against a takeover which could be worth $35billion and would revive memories of some of the biggest corporate battles of the 1970 's and 80's . |
| 43 | This offered the temptation to Government to use section 2 to protect itself against potentially damaging disclosures . |
| 44 | Agnes Smedley 's heroine , Marie , talks about having to shut her mother out , shut off from her , in order to protect herself against her mother 's extraordinary cruelty — while Adrienne Rich works on the feeling of severance , of being deprived of her mother in a culture which insists that the daughters turn away from the mother toward the father . |
| 45 | She had to keep inventing ruses to protect herself against this resident ratpack , one of which was perpetual creativity through weaving a tapestry which she never finished . |
| 46 | However , with a gene transplant , doctors at Great Ormond Street — who have been working with scientists from the University of Leiden in Holland — hope to reprogramme Carly 's genes to enable her to protect herself against infection . |
| 47 | It is vital to protect yourself against the loss of such a key person . |
| 48 | It really does make sense to protect yourself against tetanus . |
| 49 | However , there is only so much you can do to protect yourself against the whims of the Almighty . |
| 50 | How , if at all , are you going to protect yourself against changes in the exchange rate between your currency and your customer 's currency ? |
| 51 | To protect yourself against possible allegations it is essential that you tell your manager : |
| 52 | It 's a real test — an opportunity to match yourself against the very best . ’ |
| 53 | It was the same in all the other areas of my life ; removed from the need to protect myself against the horrors of enhanced eidesis , I began to live as others did , blithely and unconsciously . |
| 54 | I tied the points of my hose , pushing down my shirt , glad to protect myself against the unearthly chill in that ghastly chamber . |
| 55 | As such it could well find itself held up as an example for later books to match themselves against . |
| 56 | These are very popular on the continent and a number of players take advantage of the opportunity to match themselves against the professional to see just how good their game is over 72 holes of stroke play . |
| 57 | Several laws have been passed in modern times to restrict dangerous activities and to impose criminal sanctions on citizens who fail to protect themselves against injury — for example , the offences of failing to wear a safety helmet when riding a motor cycle , and failing to wear a safety harness when travelling in the front seat of a car . |
| 58 | The Tsars , the Habsburgs and the Ottomans sought to rationalize and industrialize their ramshackle empires in order to protect themselves against the expansionism of the modern West European State . |
| 59 | At this point , Christians need to protect themselves against over-reaction . |
| 60 | Failing the development of a vaccine for human beings to protect themselves against malaria , or a ‘ one-shot ’ radical drug , or a long-lasting preventative medicine , the control of the mosquito vector must produce the greatest benefit to the greatest number in the shortest time . |