Example sentences of "fight off a [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A BLIND man fought off a bull terrier that attacked his guide dog — by jamming his fist down its throat and smacking it between the eyes . |
| 2 | He may also have to fight off a takeover bid — Fininvest , the Milan-based media company controlled by Silvio Berlusconi revealed a 1 per cent holding last week . |
| 3 | An aerospace company will hear tomorrow whether it has managed to fight off a takeover bid . |
| 4 | The day after I finished working for the managing director of a certain company fighting off a take-over bid , the agency sent me to the rival company . ’ |
| 5 | As Professor Wedderburn has observed , the result of this decision could be that where an association of employers is fighting off a trade union , it may be able to ‘ keep its smaller members in the front line and avoid any of its bigger members being parties to the dispute ’ . |
| 6 | David Batty is one of them , but he is more preoccupied with fighting off an ankle injury . |
| 7 | HULL CITY are hoping their bank will say yes to a rescue package to help fight off a winding-up order from the taxman . |
| 8 | Dolphins have suddenly appeared to help fight off a shark attack , and they frequently guide boats through storms or treacherous waters . |