Example sentences of "[vb past] them against the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead , because his followers were anxious for a fight , he led them against the Auvergne , where there had recently been a conspiracy against him , which he wished to punish . |
| 2 | The palms of her hands were sweating , and she wiped them against the legs of her tunic . |
| 3 | The devil-man opened his eyes and shielded them against the brightness of the sky . |
| 4 | The wherry shot under London Bridge where the water boiled between the closely built arches , the boatmen dipping their oars so the boats could squeeze by the starlings which protected them against the thick stone arches . |
| 5 | A pulse of pressure from behind threw them against the factor , he turned and jumped for the door , beat on it , it opened abruptly , and he fell inside . |
| 6 | Plumping up the pillows , she set them against the padded headrest and left , closing the door behind her . |
| 7 | Carrying them swiftly away on its crest , it hurled them against the black rocks of Gribbin Head . |