Example sentences of "[v-ing] themselves against " in BNC.
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| 1 | It sounded like footsteps , followed by a sliding noise , as of someone pressing themselves against the wall and sitting down . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | From such relatively peaceful origins they came , by the end of the century , to undertake external war for their employers , pitting themselves against other such groups ( the Companies or routiers ) , in which might be found not only Italians and Germans , but Flemings , Spaniards , Frenchmen and , at times , a few Englishmen . |
| 5 | But protecting themselves against the deadly virus by practising safer sex is another matter . |
| 6 | Against her will her breasts swelled , hardened nipples forcing themselves against the cotton . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | testing themselves against risk , |
| 9 | Properly testing themselves against risk , as a human must , and does |
| 10 | Other people avoid having this proof as a way of defending themselves against the reality of the death of the person they love . |
| 11 | If they are attacked by one of their main enemies , trigger fish , the column breaks and they form circles , pincers outwards , like pioneer wagon trains crossing the prairies of the American Wild West , defending themselves against attack by Indians . |
| 12 | They are generally thought to be striking at Hipparchos not shown , an interesting but rather surprising concept ; one might rather see them as defending themselves against the bodyguard which cut them down . |
| 13 | ‘ They enjoy defending themselves against enemies . |
| 14 | The reserve , the indifference and the blasé outlook which urbanites manifest in their relationships may thus be regarded as devices for immunizing themselves against the personal claims and expectations of others . |
| 15 | Outside they could hear the rest of the pack throwing themselves against the timber of the gate and the outer wall . |
| 16 | The roadway had cleared , the people packing themselves against the wall of the buildings that lined it . |
| 17 | The school is a locked mansion of empty , high-ceilinged rooms , of dangerous clearings and winding stairs , a country through which children travel in huddled groups of five , flattening themselves against walls while brave scouts check the route ahead and guard the rear . |
| 18 | Quickly they moved out of sight , flattening themselves against the corridor walls to either side of the short passage . |
| 19 | Hip hop is the sound of threatened individuals asserting themselves against an uncaring world , taking on all comers and dispensing rough ( social ) justice or vengeance . |
| 20 | In various ways , legally and illegally , more people are arming themselves against potential attackers at home , in the street , and even in recreational settings . |
| 21 | ‘ This modern peril of the streets ’ , it was observed , ‘ created something like a reign of terror ’ in which ‘ whole sections of a peaceable city community were on the verge of arming themselves against sudden attack ’ . |