Example sentences of "[be] [adv prt] against the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For that you have to be up against the real thing . |
| 2 | Robert Dunlop says its a good team and on Easter friday he 'll be up against the best in the world … he 's a positive man and hopes to be British champion this year |
| 3 | I 'm up against the six footer , and a five foot ten wife |
| 4 | Nor was he helped by being up against the mighty deeds of the West Indies in his first two series , and perhaps if he had been able to cut his teeth on something less difficult the story might have had a happier turn to it . |
| 5 | They were up against the absolute certainty of guilt expressed by all the parties weighed against them . |
| 6 | ‘ It was funny to see those agents ’ faces when they discovered they were up against the famous Marc Vila ! |
| 7 | We were not alone in our dilemma , for all the other prahus in the fleet around us were up against the same deadline . |
| 8 | Each time Rugby Canada were up against the big names . |
| 9 | No it the the head of the bed was up against the far wall the as you look in the room on the right . |
| 10 | 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 . |