Example sentences of "[verb] himself [adv] against " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ She 'll grow up with rickets like the rest of 'em , ’ she said , rubbing Patrick 's thin legs which failed to support him when he attempted to pull himself up against his father 's chair . |
| 2 | In the summer of 1675 , in the course of Louis XIV 's Dutch War , he found himself up against the great imperial general Montecucculi , who in the previous year had outmanoeuvred Turenne to capture Bonn . |
| 3 | After dominating for four rounds , he suddenly found himself up against it when he shipped a series of right hand shots in the final two sessions . |
| 4 | He is such a lucid writer — and although he defends himself ably against the charge of superficiality ( which has been levelled since I was a student ) the breadth of his scholarship is so immense that the defence seems unnecessary . |
| 5 | For a man who places himself resolutely against the suppression o questions Lord Todd 's juggling act with logic seem odd . |
| 6 | Gingerly he reached forward , found a wall and levered himself up against it . |
| 7 | Manolo squirmed , pushing himself back against the seat . |
| 8 | Cardiff threw himself backwards against the staircase wall , as the thing from the stairwell lunged backwards into the darkness , taking the flapping and gutted body of Peters with it , still fastened to its arm . |
| 9 | The black haven beneath the car was so small that he had to press himself hard against Nails . |
| 10 | Leonard found this hard to stomach , and frequently expressed himself vehemently against his professor 's defences of the founder of Imagism ( which advocated free rhythm as well as concreteness of expression in poetry ) ; and against his disdainful , if teasing , comments of those who came from Westmount . |
| 11 | And he did , propping himself up against the wall and chatting lightheartedly to the patient while she wound the plaster bandage round the broken wrist . |
| 12 | As she quietened Penry heaved himself upright against the head of the bed , taking her with him as he pulled the bright quilt up over her shoulders . |
| 13 | A Spaniard 's natural emotional loyalty is to his pueblo , to his province ; he identifies himself progressively against those of another village or province , against other Spaniards , and finally against all foreigners . |
| 14 | Willie propped himself up against the gate gasping for breath while Sam sat nonchalantly by his feet , an easy winner . |
| 15 | He had also developed such affection for his owner , and had become so possessive of her , that if he saw her stroking another horse , he would roar with rage and throw himself sideways against the nearest fence , cutting and scraping his skin so that it bled . |
| 16 | ‘ Ignore the barrage balloon , ’ he joked , flattening himself exaggeratedly against the wall as the actors came out of the pass door and went up to their rooms . |
| 17 | She snatched Buster from his play and we went back into the house where she held him close to her face , laughing as the big cat purred and arched himself ecstatically against her cheek . |