Example sentences of "[vb base] [pn reflx] [adv] against " in BNC.
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| 1 | They press themselves up against the adventurers . |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't know if a lot of men put themselves up against that . ’ |
| 3 | But this merely brings back the idea of particulars as distinct from qualities or ( mere ) configurations of qualities , and we find ourselves up against the very difficulties the theory was trying to eliminate . |
| 4 | I rub myself up against him . |
| 5 | He had also developed such affection for his owner , and had become so possessive of her , that if he saw her stroking another horse , he would roar with rage and throw himself sideways against the nearest fence , cutting and scraping his skin so that it bled . |