Example sentences of "himself against [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Surely he must have realised that he was pitting himself against a concern of considerable strength . |
| 2 | So was it reasonable for the driver to step in and use his car to defend himself against a gang armed with lumps of concrete ? |
| 3 | Hamlet [ his father could n't afford a large cigar when he was born ] , steadied himself against a stanchion on the underside of the rig . |
| 4 | Soon scotched himself against a wall ; |
| 5 | Rain left him supporting himself against a table as she fetched her shoulder bag . |
| 6 | He supported himself against a pillar with his free hand . |
| 7 | Simon now took his only chance to measure himself against a Formula One driver . |
| 8 | He stood in the stern balancing himself against a stay , guiding the tiller with his bare foot . |
| 9 | Posing himself against a background , if you see what I mean . |
| 10 | He was a little boy again , defending himself against an accusation , petulant and self-righteous but , above all , scared . |
| 11 | That he won a points decision against the Californian Mark Wills at Wembley will give them some reassurance that the British heavyweight champion could give a reasonable account of himself against an opponent who will not crumple easily . |
| 12 | Jerome crept to the foot of the steps , and there halted , baulked , rather , like a startled horse , drew hard breath and assayed to mount , and then suddenly threw up his arms to cover his face , fell on his knees with a lamentable , choking cry , and bowed himself against the stone of the steps . |
| 13 | But now , Carey knew , it was every man for himself against the past . |
| 14 | She gripped his hand as tightly as she could , feeling a terrific wrench on her shoulders as he tried to haul her in , steadying himself against the door to ensure that he did n't end up suffering the same fate as his companion . |
| 15 | Throughout it all , he keenly defends himself against the propaganda with which the minders assigned to foreign journalists bombard him . |
| 16 | Grabbing at the Zodiac 's tow line , he held himself against the river for a moment , getting his breath back . |
| 17 | But if there is any real doubt in marginal cases the officer 's need to cover himself against the possibility of criticism from above normally resolves the issue in favour of sampling . |
| 18 | Y Ltd. has got to be allowed to sell the goods ; otherwise Y Ltd. may never be able to pay X. How can X protect himself against the possibility that Y Ltd. , having sold the goods , might then go into liquidation before paying X ? |
| 19 | He hardened himself against the sight of her ; even so he felt himself moved . |
| 20 | Leif steadied himself against the lintel of the door . |
| 21 | ‘ In all my films , ’ said Winner , ‘ the underlying theme is the individual seeking to prove himself against the mass , to set himself above the environment . |
| 22 | This network of friendship and patronage became one of the less objectionable instruments of nineteenth-century electoral corruption and the instrument with which the small man met and defended himself against the state . |
| 23 | The alienation of king and archbishop gave added significance to long-standing grievances at a time when by protecting Eardwulf 's enemies the archbishop was allying himself against the king . |
| 24 | GRAHAM KELLY , the Football Association chief executive , last night defended himself against the barrage of criticism that greeted his evidence in the Gary Blissett trial . |
| 25 | Dexter tapped his feet in time to the music and eyed a handsome youth leaning by himself against the bar . |
| 26 | He swallowed hard and ran to the back door , pressing himself against the wall beside it . |
| 27 | Again he pressed himself against the wall and peered cautiously into the hall . |
| 28 | Pressing himself against the wall he looked down at the body . |
| 29 | Bent almost double , he darted towards the kitchen , pressing himself against the wall . |
| 30 | Guy flattened himself against the wall and opened the door a crack before answering . |