Example sentences of "they [be] up [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The problem , in other words , for the British in arguing their case for free trade is that they are up against a deep cultural divide which separates them from most of the other Member States . |
2 | Or they are up against an anti-terrorist policy so cynical that its devisers are prepared to sacrifice a certain amount of civilian life in order to strip the terrorists of any legitimacy . |
3 | The God books to be found , yeah they 're up in a high place . |
4 | ‘ It was funny to see those agents ’ faces when they discovered they were up against the famous Marc Vila ! |
5 | They were up against the absolute certainty of guilt expressed by all the parties weighed against them . |