Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [v-ing] against [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With each movement under the flowing garments , Robert imagined breasts , flecked with pink nipples , a pleasantly loose belly , white thighs grinding against each other . |
| 2 | Their infringement should not be serious , and some considerations can undercut the status , such as managerial instructions warning against this form of discretion , or knowledge about past contact with the police . |
| 3 | In part this complements the manner in which cities are increasingly economic actors competing against each other in the new global economy ( Hill , 1984 ) . |
| 4 | ‘ We do n't want to be a painfully clichéd screaming and shouting band , we want tension but we want it to be a duel thing , two complete opposites fighting against each other wish us cutting through the middle . |
| 5 | The career of George Pearson provides an interesting example of the commercial and creative impulses fighting against each other in one person . |