Example sentences of "against each [noun sg] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All 650 men in the battalion were divided into teams of five , which had to run 100 metres and then shoot down twelve metal plate targets , four teams against each other at a time . |
| 2 | Llanwrtyd Wells is the smallest town in Britain … but it 's big claim to fame is being the home of one of the strangest races in the world … every year … runners … mountain bikers … and horses come to race against each other over a country course of 22 miles … |
| 3 | There has been racing at York since roman times when horses were matched against each other about a mile to the north of the city . |
| 4 | Publishers are also being invited to pay for four or five copies of a magazine to be lined up against each other along a shelf , so the title appears to be a fast seller — a common US practice . |
| 5 | Two blackbirds sang against each other across a territory boundary . |
| 6 | The forces of good and evil are ranged against each other in a struggle for victory , and the future depends upon the triumph of good . |
| 7 | On the one hand , the British Government is championing the idea that currencies and economies should be left to compete against each other within a system which encourages both monetary co-operation and national autonomy . |