Example sentences of "came up against [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Donald was in full cry but he came up against a rejuvenated Kapil Dev . |
| 2 | On all sides : the abolitionists , the retentionists , and the abstainers , the vote was recognized as a momentous one in which the consciences of Members of Parliament came up against a profound issue transcending party politics . |
| 3 | For example , Matt Parsley ( Caldy ) came up against an inspired show by Edwards . |
| 4 | For example , Matt Parsley ( Caldy ) came up against an inspired show by Edwards . |
| 5 | But in the Japanese Empire she at last came up against an eastern power developing at a rate comparable to her own , and one capable of offering effective resistance . |
| 6 | For the first time Gould came up against the devastating effects of unlimited commercial exploitation . |
| 7 | Perhaps he came up against the Edwardian equivalent of a conservation lobby . |
| 8 | She came up against the unsolved riddle with a horrible jerk . |
| 9 | Unfortunately for Glanvil , many ghost stories are faked ; and investigators of the psychic phenomena of two centuries later came up against the same problem . |
| 10 | The dropping man came up against the wrought iron , and glass powder sifted like fairy dust down into the courtyard . |
| 11 | ONCE-RACED MILIYEL * , who came up against the 1,000 Guineas ante-post favourite Musicale when both made their debut at Lingfield last season , may open her account in the Geoffrey Barling Maiden Fillies ' Stakes ( 2.00 ) at Newmarket today . |