Example sentences of "[adj] [adv prt] against [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fortunately for Liverpool , they were already 2-0 up against their part-time Norwegian opponents . |
| 2 | The Microprocessor Report has put Sun Microsystems Inc 's new Sparcstation 10 up against its rivals and measured integer and floating point performance of various Unix workstations against the SPEC92 benchmark suite . |
| 3 | All employers who meet childcare costs can set these off against their liability for corporation tax . |
| 4 | She felt him draw her closer up against his body — and suddenly a tingling sensation started somewhere inside her . |
| 5 | Harrogate were 9–0 down against their first round who had not had a try scored against them since October . |
| 6 | Harrogate were 9–0 down against their first round who had not had a try scored against them since October . |
| 7 | On her other side lay Testa [ Mansel 's terrier ] , close up against his lord . |
| 8 | She might well have stood too , but he was close by and she had a quick memory of when she had been close up against his body before . |