Example sentences of "[adj] [adv prt] against [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the game 's great half backs , manager Jarlath Cloonan gambled by playing him centre half back against Tipperary in the All Ireland semi-final . |
| 2 | One of the game 's great half backs , manager Jarlath Cloonan gambled by playing him centre half back against Tipperary in the All Ireland semi-final . |
| 3 | Jones was the unsung hero behind Wycombe 's thrilling comeback from 2-0 down against Ossie Ardiles ' side at Adams Park nine days ago . |
| 4 | Su'a despatched Stewart and Hick within six deliveries , and Gooch was in even more trouble than most outside off against Morrison , then Watson . |
| 5 | Ferguson admitted : ‘ We showed a wee bit of nervousness in the first half , the sort of anxieties that were there when we were three down against Everton . ’ |
| 6 | Cameron and Menzies were squeezed back nearly into the house , and big Mary , finding herself hard up against Menzies , took his arm , cleared a space with a sideways butt of her hip , and twirled once round with him . |
| 7 | Luton were 1–0 up against Everton in an FA Cup semi-final ; Sheedy equalized with four minutes left , and Mountfield scored the winner in extra time . |
| 8 | In the £1,000 Hathaways fours tournament Teesside bowlers T McKeon , T Appleby , B Mosley , J Banks finished strongly collecting a 2–1–4–1 on the run-in to recover from an 816 deficit to finish 22–17 up against N Cooper , P Baines , M Baines , D Baines . |
| 9 | Proctor passed on the news Leicester were 2–0 down against Charlton Athletic and urged the players to ‘ go out and get at Bristol ’ . |
| 10 | Mini Jakobsen ( MSV Duisburg/ Germany ) came in as a substite and had 4 ( 4 ) great chances ( 3 times alone with the polish goalie ) and tech-boy Bohinen ( who put us 2–0 up against England at home ) was trying to be too clever when twice lobbing over the polish keeper . |