Example sentences of "[verb] himself [adv prt] 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 | Gingerly he reached forward , found a wall and levered himself up against it . |
| 5 | Manolo squirmed , pushing himself back against the seat . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Willie propped himself up against the gate gasping for breath while Sam sat nonchalantly by his feet , an easy winner . |