Example sentences of "come [adv prt] against the [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But no warning could check Arthur Conway 's fury , and with a lightning leap he managed to grip the young man 's throat , and so fiercely that he forced him backwards , only the next moment to have his arms snapped downwards , when he would have fallen on his back if he had n't come up against the coalhouse wall and , unfortunately , a shovel that was propped there . |
| 2 | Jonah Barrington , Britain 's squash-rackets hall-of-famer , has come up against the Pakistan sportsman 's competitive edge more than a few times down the years in that windowless torture-chamber which can be a squash court . |
| 3 | It came down against the crash barrier . |
| 4 | If you are on half pitch , the prongs come up against the ribber sinker posts , so ca n't move in so far . |
| 5 | Hang on a minute , I just wan want to work out what happens if a complaint comes in against the Gas board ? |