Example sentences of "[vb pp] in against " in BNC.
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| 1 | The other hand , also in a clenched fist position , is tucked in against the opposite side of the body , with the thumb and fingers facing upwards . |
| 2 | Jenny found herself dragged uncomfortably over the gear-stick and hand-brake , her left cheek was pressed in against her teeth by the pressure of an ardent but misdirected kiss and she felt a button on her cardigan give with a violence which boded ill for Marks and Sparks cowering beneath . |
| 3 | Condensation is particularly likely to occur where natural air circulation is restricted — for example , in the corners of rooms , or behind furniture ( especially if it is built in against a cold outside wall ) . |
| 4 | She was sitting turned in against his chest , and he rode with one arm around her , supporting her . |
| 5 | However , after two poor performances , he was drafted in against the tricky Minor Counties ( who later beat Sussex ) . |
| 6 | He said that the proper approach was to be found in against the National Coal Board nineteen eighty five one weekly reports nine thirty at ninety five . |
| 7 | And he said : ‘ That mob could have gone in against a team containing Mike Tyson and Joe Frazier and looked after themselves . |
| 8 | But Blades manager Dave Bassett reflected on his early days in charge of Vinny Jones and Co. at Wimbledon and said : ‘ That mob could have gone in against a team containing Mike Tyson and Joe Frazier and looked after themselves . |
| 9 | Lack of peak fitness had told against him on his first run of the 1989–90 season when pitched in against Desert Orchid and other top chasers in the King George VI Rank Chase at Kempton Park on Boxing Day . |
| 10 | On the gallops they 've huddled in against the hedgerows to watch and study the form . |