Example sentences of "[noun prp] be [adv prt] against " in BNC.
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| 1 | The need to know what Barney was up against had become overwhelming . |
| 2 | Fergus was back against the table , one hand held up to ward the Lad off , and Taliesin and Fribble had sprung to their feet , both free now of the insidious music of Fael-Inis 's pipes . |
| 3 | Each time Rugby Canada were up against the big names . |
| 4 | With distinguished complete sets of these pieces from Daniel Barenboim and Livia Rev , this new recording from Chandos is up against tough competition . |
| 5 | Marjorie Bousfield was up against the national fours championship rink and lost 17–28 , Dulcie Harbin lost 25–14 , while Pearl Wright , after drawing 9–9 at ten ends , went 22–15 . |
| 6 | rugby union offers us a cracking double bill this weekend … in the Pilkington Cup semi-final Gloucester face Bath … in the Provincial Cup Final at twickenham Bicester are up against Bradford |
| 7 | Oxford were up against it now … |
| 8 | It was not only the antagonism of male audiences that Hopkins was up against . |
| 9 | ‘ Linfield were drawn against a better team than the one we defeated — and I know from playing in Cyprus with Shamrock Rovers a few years back that Bangor were up against it , too . |
| 10 | ‘ Linfield were drawn against a better team than the one we defeated — and I know from playing in Cyprus with Shamrock Rovers a few years back that Bangor were up against it , too . |
| 11 | Alan Shearer and Mike Newell were up against five at the front and it was very difficult for them . ’ |
| 12 | Hamlet is up against not just a man , but a king , he will have to strike when the king is unarmed , And he would also have to be able to explain his actions , and yet even his mother does not believe him , but only see him as mad |
| 13 | Retired businessman Roger Sullivan was up against a telephone bidder … |
| 14 | It all seemed straightforward , but Mrs Lersky was up against a dilemma : |
| 15 | Gloucester went on to the final that season while Gosforth merged with the Newcastle club to create a new force in northern rugby … this season they lead the second division … they 're unbeaten too … so Gloucester are up against it |