Example sentences of "fend off the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you make sure that you have the ammunition to beat the fictitious Querying Counsel , you can fend off the attacks of your own organisation . |
| 2 | But until first light , how would he fend off the terrors of the darkness ? |
| 3 | Another vital component are macrophages , cells which attack bacteria , and other substances which fend off the bugs responsible for many stomach upsets , so babies have far greater protection against diarrhoea . |
| 4 | And the Mason employed ruffians with staves to ring the camp at night and fend off the pilgrims who followed after the miraculous Gabriel . |
| 5 | In fending off the charges , the paper quoted Michels as saying , ‘ Did it say I raped anybody ? |
| 6 | Just the golden giant himself , still clasping Mala , but almost laughingly fending off the attentions of the giggly frag hags . |
| 7 | It 's all done in a few seconds , which means it 's even harder for you to fend off the messages ; they go in subliminally , which means you are n't aware of them . |
| 8 | He remains determined to fend off the Italians . |
| 9 | The rest of the group , all students , turned on Mr Allan who tried to fend off the blows . |
| 10 | His opponent jumps back and tries to fend off the blows with his own sabre but he 's off-balance and William presses forward , swinging the sabre in a hacking , sweeping motion , whacking the edge of the heavy curved blade into the side of his opponent 's torso . |
| 11 | The same can be said for President Rafsanjani , Iran 's moderate leader who remained determined to fend off the radicals and to end Iran 's isolations . |
| 12 | But in my panic stricken state I still remember the advice to face forwards with feet stretched out in front to fend off the rocks , kicking myself off as they come rapidly one after the other . |