Example sentences of "[adv prt] against a " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ) . |
| 2 | And he said : ‘ That mob could have gone in against a team containing Mike Tyson and Joe Frazier and looked after themselves . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Haslemere took time to settle down against a predominantly young side , obviously well coached and organised . |
| 5 | Cator engaged to pay them £10,000 down against a bond for treble that amount , £30,000 , which the holder of the bond would be paid when ‘ a certain event ’ took place — the death of the king and the succession of any one of the three royal borrowers . |
| 6 | He went cautiously out into the field , squatted down against a clump of thistles and began to smell the wind . |
| 7 | The bungy jumping was filmed on video ; Ned went first and you can see him dangling upside down against a cliff , shouting ‘ hi mum ! ’ ; |
| 8 | The Dutch , like England at Wembley last month , struggled at times to break through against a side reduced to ten men for the last half-hour after William Guerra was sent off . |
| 9 | Their love affair was carried on against a background of nightly bombings , wartime tension , the advance of the German army on Paris . |
| 10 | Conversation was carried on against a background of ear-splitting barking . |
| 11 | For example , this is a passage of interpretive description of a Van Gogh self-portrait : ‘ … his emaciated , luminous head with its burning eyes set off against a whirlpool of darkness . |
| 12 | Cobalt blue , introduced sparingly in the mouldings , tiles and fabrics , set off against a subtle ivory background , echoes the complementary colours of the decorative Chinese porcelain to achieve a perfect unity in this classic hand-painted bathroom . |
| 13 | He tried to batter his rider against the wall , scrape him off against a fragment of the banisters , but still Fleury held on . |
| 14 | The most precious opals , including black opals the rainbow colours of which are set off against a sombre background , are those from the opal fields of Australia opened as lately as 1872 but not seriously exploited until the twentieth century . |
| 15 | In Dew v. Parsons ( 1819 ) 2 B. & Ald. 562 an attorney was held entitled to set off against a claim by a sheriff the excess amount which he had paid to the sheriff for the issue of warrants over what the sheriff was legally entitled to charge . |
| 16 | Moreover , a similar or larger proportion claim either to enjoy the frequent change of tasks and environment , the flexibility of " temping " and of being able to take spells off between assignments , or to have commitments which make continuous working impossible ; even if , as one recent survey ( Manpower , 1986 ) showed , this was Sometimes to be set off against a feeling of employment insecurity . |
| 17 | The balance on a client account may not be set off against a sum owed to LCH on any other kind of account . |
| 18 | ‘ We are up against a substantial amount of red tape , ’ O'Donovan said . |
| 19 | They vary from the smallest tin shack propped up against a breakwater to the smartest yacht club in Cowes — but you will find the same enthusiasm for the sport in each . |
| 20 | Nathan is propped up against a rucsac with a cup , plate and two glazed eyes . |
| 21 | Today 's event should show if he has what is needed to take him to the top for he comes up against a very useful opponent in Sabin du Loir ( 1.15 ) . |
| 22 | Today 's event should show if he has what is needed to take him to the top for he comes up against a very useful opponent in Sabin du Loir ( 1.15 ) . |
| 23 | Next , surely , he must have thought he was up against a demon intent on destroying him for no reason at all . |
| 24 | They and the opposition are up against a tradition of oppression that goes back to Tamerlane . |
| 25 | just as Peter Slade had to stand up against a tradition of formalised children 's drama , so Brian Way had to educate teachers into understanding that children deserved something better than light entertainment . |
| 26 | A County-model Land-Rover had been backed up against a stack of firewood in the shelter of a thatched carport . |
| 27 | She swam in what she hoped was the direction of the stairs , only to come up against a wall . |
| 28 | They only reached Azzano , where a partisan leader , fearful of the kind of publicity the Italians would receive if they handed over their ex-Duce to the Allies , had them put up against a wall and shot . |
| 29 | Secondly , its position , hard up against a modern building , and beside and across from many more , demands attention . |
| 30 | He began to speak out loud over the sound of the copious running water ; he congratulated himself for not crying in public , he congratulated himself for not getting hurt , for not letting himself be assaulted on the way home , for not letting anyone corner him or get him down on the floor or up against a wall but for keeping walking instead . |