Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pn reflx] against the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pressing himself against the last wagon he peered around the side for any sign of the guards . |
| 2 | He swallowed hard and ran to the back door , pressing himself against the wall beside it . |
| 3 | Pressing himself against the wall he looked down at the body . |
| 4 | Bent almost double , he darted towards the kitchen , pressing himself against the wall . |
| 5 | It 's changed partly because Stalin 's er strategy in China has been shown to be a disaster and Stalin is trying to cover his tracks and most effective way of protecting himself against the criticism and the unpopularity which is likely to come from the failure is by insisting that the strategy was right all along and the revolution is about to triumph . |
| 6 | She cringed back from him , pressing herself against the stove , wondering if she could edge past and make for the door . |
| 7 | It sounded like footsteps , followed by a sliding noise , as of someone pressing themselves against the wall and sitting down . |
| 8 | A positive attitude is and important asset when it comes to maintaining a workout regime , and that comes with knowing that you are not pitting yourself against the impossible . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The trees stooped groundward under the weight of their snow-laden branches and the humans followed their daily work , once again pitting themselves against the inexorable forces of Nature . |
| 11 | But protecting themselves against the deadly virus by practising safer sex is another matter . |
| 12 | Sighing at the thought of having to leave the warmth and comfort of the fire , he rose and lifted his coat from the hook on the kitchen door , bracing himself against the cold stormy air , and strode off into the darkness . |
| 13 | Releasing the cannon from stowage and moving it forward was reminiscent of preparing a man o'war with the weapon 's black length extending well aft and Tommie bracing himself against the instrument bulkhead . |
| 14 | She is expressing herself against the popular wisdom concerning her sex . |
| 15 | If the bird were dashing itself against the bars , feathers flying , then the similarities to human suffering would arouse impulses to assist , even to release it , like the giraffe . |
| 16 | Against her will her breasts swelled , hardened nipples forcing themselves against the cotton . |
| 17 | Leicester 's promising front row of Graham Rowntree , Richard Cockerill and Baron Garforth will relish testing themselves against the experienced Mark Linnett , Olver and Probyn . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Clarify , however , is positioning itself against the others as the most ‘ haute couture ’ of the breed , the kind of house that could easily mushroom into a $100m enterprise in just a few years . |
| 20 | Julie rolled over , finally propping herself against the back door , touching the bolts there to reassure herself that it was locked . |
| 21 | Then , a few minutes later , as she climbed beneath the bedovers , propping herself against the pillows to read a chapter of her book , she heard footsteps coming up the stairs . |
| 22 | Franca turned , bracing herself against the old unthinking uninformed wave of pleasure which , urging her towards him , almost lifted her off her feet . |
| 23 | Bracing herself against the movement of the boat , she clutched the crash bar in front of the cooker with one hand and pressed the other to her face . |
| 24 | Leonora turned her back on the past , bracing herself against the wind as she walked briskly towards the spot where the cliff path began its decent to Seal Haven . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | As though the three of them were a group , defending itself against the outside world . |
| 27 | Peter drew a torch out of his pocket and held it above his head ; the beam spread out , eventually spending itself against the darkness of the tunnel . |
| 28 | She got up , steadying herself against the wall , and took a few experimental steps . |
| 29 | Donna shoved the door open , steadying herself against the frame , the Beretta raised . |
| 30 | In this sense , the definition of standards and routines can be seen as a defensive process : the housewife is defending herself against the allegation that she does nothing at all . |