Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] himself against [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ? |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Simon now took his only chance to measure himself against a Formula One driver . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | She was bearing down on him like a bull in full charge when he jumped the wide steps and with a cry of terror threw himself against the front door of the house . |
| 7 | 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 ? |
| 8 | He stood in the stern balancing himself against a stay , guiding the tiller with his bare foot . |
| 9 | Guy flattened himself against the wall and opened the door a crack before answering . |
| 10 | This acquisition of competence can be seen as one way the worker defends himself against the control exercised over him by management . |
| 11 | Leif steadied himself against the lintel of the door . |