Example sentences of "themselves against [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Making matters worse is that many companies have not hedged themselves against a rising yen this year , expecting the currency not to trade any higher than around the ¥120 level . |
| 2 | The pause , the question , had been a mere formality , the token request for permission men used to cover themselves against a variety of possible future accusations . |
| 3 | But not young girls who could barely defend themselves against a schoolboy , let alone the professional bruiser Jem Higgins once was . |
| 4 | She crouched as the great flock screamed past her , wings humming ; some of them tangled in the trees , a few panicked as they shattered themselves against the stone of the fortress , or flew frantically in the confined space of the room ; but most of them circled above her head , then streamed away to the south , lost against the fading luminescence of the sky . |
| 5 | Against her will her breasts swelled , hardened nipples forcing themselves against the cotton . |
| 6 | Quickly they moved out of sight , flattening themselves against the corridor walls to either side of the short passage . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | It sounded like footsteps , followed by a sliding noise , as of someone pressing themselves against the wall and sitting down . |
| 9 | The roadway had cleared , the people packing themselves against the wall of the buildings that lined it . |
| 10 | You can see them beginning so far out … you see them lowly grow as they come nearer and nearer to the shore , rise and then thrash themselves against the beach . |
| 11 | Bats , that wrap themselves against the light , |
| 12 | Bulimia does not mean " to force vomit " , Some compulsive overeaters ( all of whom could be termed sufferers from bulimia ) use enforced vomiting further to control their emotional feelings and also to protect themselves against the consequence of obesity — but not all do so . |
| 13 | They were all young , all the artists of Montparnasse , all talented to a greater or lesser degree , all bravely pitting themselves against the indifference of the public . |
| 14 | For instance people may express themselves against the trade unions in general terms , yet support the claims submitted by their own union on their behalf . |
| 15 | Such black holes could not be formed by gravitational collapse , because their masses are below the Chandrasekhar mass limit : stars of this low mass can support themselves against the force of gravity even when they have exhausted their nuclear fuel . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Increasingly , hotels and restaurants are imposing deposits , reservation fees or cancellation charges to cover themselves against the revenue lost through this loss of business . |
| 18 | Other people avoid having this proof as a way of defending themselves against the reality of the death of the person they love . |
| 19 | Yet both defended themselves against the charge of infidelity . |
| 20 | They are generally thought to be striking at Hipparchos not shown , an interesting but rather surprising concept ; one might rather see them as defending themselves against the bodyguard which cut them down . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Guard dogs hurled themselves against the wire and then chased the car the length of the property , barking frantically , while Cinzia told Zen how she had persuaded Gianluigi to buy a place in the country although he could n't see the point , but to her nature was not a luxury but something fundamental , a source of sanity and order , did he understand what she meant ? |
| 23 | Outside they could hear the rest of the pack throwing themselves against the timber of the gate and the outer wall . |