Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [pron] against " in BNC.
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| 1 | A mule clattered past , its straw panniers thrust us against the adobe wall . |
| 2 | Some animals protect themselves against being eaten by containing poisonous or sickening substances . |
| 3 | The Kennel Club defend themselves against accusations that they do not do enough to curtail irresponsible breeding . |
| 4 | I 'd like you to take a sample of the polish from Dr Darnell 's fingernails , and have the lab match it against the flake you found . ’ |
| 5 | Laws in most countries protect them against cruelty and other forms of abuse . |
| 6 | Rapid flying can soon lead to heat loss by convection , and at night nocturnal insects like moths protect themselves against heat loss with hairs on their thorax which maintain a stable air layer around the body surface . |
| 7 | The toxins defend them against predators , and most interestingly against the effects of bacteria and fungi . |
| 8 | spines protect them against predators but without them they fall prey to weasils and stoats . |
| 9 | Nobody ever got rich by just going on talk shows — well , not on mine , anyway — and when you 're talking about actors who are paid millions of pounds for one film , then I suspect their accountants advise them against it . |
| 10 | In the debate that followed , right-wing think-tanks pressed for radical changes : from introducing a requirement that people insure themselves against health bills and the state should merely help poor individuals , through tax relief to encourage private insurance , to the introduction of competition into the health market ( Letwin and Redwood , 1988 ; Pirie and Butler , 1988 ; Willetts and Goldsmith , 1988 ; Robinson , 1988 ) . |
| 11 | They are compelled to do this because most of the forest trees protect themselves against molesters with a poisonous sap . |
| 12 | 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 ? |
| 13 | Doctors protect themselves against even the remote possibility of failing to spot a disease and being sued for it by sending their patients for every test in the book . |
| 14 | Did it make them stronger in their faith so that when they leave school and face the terrible temptation of the world , the fact that they danced on the altar during mass strengthen them against the temptation ? |
| 15 | Men harden themselves against outer threats and against inner weaknesses , against the femininity that lurks in us . |
| 16 | Editors and journalists employed on journals published by these organisations are therefore at great financial risk , and should ensure that their contracts of employment indemnify them against costs and damages which may accrue from libel actions , which are often brought by opponents of their employer 's policies . |
| 17 | It is not a question of whether feminists have something against ‘ men ’ . |
| 18 | Cartoon characters chased each other across the screen , glamorous women won the hearts of kings , innocent settlers set themselves against ruthless cattle-ranchers , war heroes plotted and schemed and died for their beloved country . |
| 19 | The three Established Church representatives set themselves against ; the other four who were Free Churchmen were for it . |
| 20 | His roots brace mine against earthquakes |