Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] against " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the snakes topples head over heels , inadvertently banging up against Laverne 's calf muscle . |
| 2 | Chuck Sherman , who had noticed the excited gleam in his young brother 's eyes , grinned and punched him affectionately on the arm as he took the binoculars , but before he could lift them to his eyes a tumult of shouting and screaming broke out suddenly among the throng of Chinese pressing up against the iron grille below them . |
| 3 | The lift was small and Rain was trying to distance herself from Oliver without pressing up against Wickham . |
| 4 | He was close , his powerful , bare chest pressing up against the towelling of her robe ; she could almost feel the anger pumping around his body . |
| 5 | Shifting round the table , squashing up against Jo to make room for them all . |
| 6 | Now Marc Alexander Vila moved closer , and she found herself surreptitiously pressing back against the stone wall of the turret room she and Peter had been allotted , trying to pretend she did n't care while her breath went ragged with apprehension . |
| 7 | Having disposed of Chertsey and Witney , they did much the same in the fourth qualifying round against Marlow , equalising at home in the 82nd minute and winning the replay 2-1 with a goal in the 90th . |
| 8 | Having disposed of Chertsey and Witney , they did much the same in the fourth qualifying round against Marlow , equalising at home in the 82nd minute and winning the replay 2-1 with a goal in the 90th . |
| 9 | We climbed down to his fishing boat and were pushing off against the stonework . |
| 10 | The distribution of life expectancy across countries is not symmetrical : the lower half of the distribution is more spread out than the upper half ( figure 11.7 ) ; many countries are pushing up against what looks like some kind of a ceiling of around seventy-seven years , while some poorer countries trail down in the forties and two countries ( Sierra Leone and Guinea ) even and leaf display of raw data register a staggering thirty-eight years . |
| 11 | She crouched down and pinched out the light , then burrowed into the hay , pushing up against his chest . |
| 12 | The death's-head symbols leered at her as she moved between them , trying to avoid brushing up against any of them — just in case . |
| 13 | Brushing up against him . ’ |
| 14 | But at last she was back in her room , and sinking back against the closed door in a grief that was too deep for tears . |
| 15 | He hit the sea in a shallow dive , swimming out against the wind . |
| 16 | Outside I could hear rain falling upon the fire-escape and bouncing back against the window . |
| 17 | Lennox also hit back at critics , who claim he should have avoided the dangerous Ruddock and hidden himself away for a world title shot , snapping : ‘ I know the British fight fans will respect me for going in against the best instead of facing an easy touch . |
| 18 | Dundee 's Andy Nicol , to his astonishment , finds himself lining up against the All Blacks , having begun the season as the Scotland Students ' scrum-half with hopes , possibly at best , of a B-team cap . |
| 19 | He 's through to his first World Longtrack final … where he 'll be lining up against the best speedway and grasstrack riders . |
| 20 | The first sees Dawn Milligan 's Valentinos Joy , drawn favourably in trap two after winning its last two opens at Sunderland , lining up against the highly respected Belle Vue dog No Joe Soap ( trap 4 ) and Brough Park 's Movealong Sharp ( 3 ) . |
| 21 | Slippy Brindle will be lining up against Dawn Milligham 's Woodhill Echo , Currallone Gara , a recent open winner at Sunderland , and Shawfield 's Comrades Delight . |
| 22 | The 14-year-old Billingham schoolgirl , of Middlesbrough and Cleveland Harriers , had hoped to be lining up against Great Britain cross country international Angie Foster in the Inter County match between Cleveland and Northumberland at Middlesbrough . |
| 23 | ‘ These trophy wives , ’ says Fortune , ‘ make the 50 and 60-year-old executive officers feel they can compete sexually with younger men , the kind of ego boost that does n't hurt when going up against Young Turks at the office . ’ |
| 24 | Do you know what you 're going up against ? |
| 25 | And beyond it there was the great black bulk of a building rearing up against the night sky with lights flickering yellow and bright in its blankness . |
| 26 | ‘ You are no trouble , ’ she had said , lying back against the satin cushions , smelling of rosewater and musk . |
| 27 | The old lady was lying back against her bank of pillows in an attitude of exhaustion , her eyes closed . |
| 28 | Unfortunately , over one hour later she found herself lying back against the pillows and staring up at the ceiling , completely unable to go to sleep . |
| 29 | Laura sighed , lying back against the head-rest of the open sports car , closing her eyes as she relished the cool breeze rustling through her blonde hair . |
| 30 | ‘ But I can promise the fans I 'll be going out against Middlesbrough to make sure we get a win and put a smile back on the place . ’ |