Example sentences of "[vb past] in against " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the next intersection he drew in against the left-hand wall , peering around the corner into the corridor to his left . |
| 2 | He moved in against his young brother , slowly this time , determined not to be made a fool of twice . |
| 3 | Had she not been nervous , Lydia would have been angry , for she had realised that she was , herself , a domestic beast penned in against the night in a frightening little box of night that was all her own , vulnerable to destruction by the very bounds of its definition . |
| 4 | The only English-trained horses pitched in against Mill Reef were Ortis , second in the King George after winning the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot , and the three-year-old Royalty , unbeaten but untried in high-class company . |
| 5 | 5.16.2 To take all [ reasonable ] steps to prevent any new window light opening doorway path passage pipe or other encroachment or easement being made or acquired in against out of or upon the Premises and to notify the Landlord immediately if any such encroachment or easement shall be made or acquired ( or attempted to be made or acquired ) and at the request of the Landlord to adopt such means as shall [ reasonably ] be required to prevent such encroachment or the acquisition of any such easement The landlord will wish to ensure that encroachments are prevented . |
| 6 | It reached a peak as miners surged in against the riot shields . |
| 7 | Downstream an ancient felucca lay in against the bank , its hull the colour of granite . |
| 8 | From day one my D35 blew it away , and I felt no pangs as it went , traded in against the Martin which cost me £225 in Top Gear in Denmark Street . |
| 9 | Then he made 38 runs in good time as Northern cashed in against the champions ' depleted bowling resources . |