Example sentences of "himself against the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jerome crept to the foot of the steps , and there halted , baulked , rather , like a startled horse , drew hard breath and assayed to mount , and then suddenly threw up his arms to cover his face , fell on his knees with a lamentable , choking cry , and bowed himself against the stone of the steps . |
| 2 | Throughout it all , he keenly defends himself against the propaganda with which the minders assigned to foreign journalists bombard him . |
| 3 | Grabbing at the Zodiac 's tow line , he held himself against the river for a moment , getting his breath back . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | He hardened himself against the sight of her ; even so he felt himself moved . |
| 6 | Leif steadied himself against the lintel of the door . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | He swallowed hard and ran to the back door , pressing himself against the wall beside it . |
| 9 | He was inclined to feel giddy , too , and was obliged to support himself against the parapet in order to steady his troubled vision . |