Example sentences of "down against a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Haslemere took time to settle down against a predominantly young side , obviously well coached and organised . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | He went cautiously out into the field , squatted down against a clump of thistles and began to smell the wind . |
| 4 | The bungy jumping was filmed on video ; Ned went first and you can see him dangling upside down against a cliff , shouting ‘ hi mum ! ’ ; |
| 5 | It says … , ’ he held the fluttering sheet of foolscap firmly to the table , … we have to lie down against an inner wall — under the table if possible . |