Example sentences of "[pers pn] be against the [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 On that point I am against the defendants and , accordingly , would dismiss this appeal .
2 ‘ But we are against the problems it will cause on our road .
3 Well obviously we 're against the proposals er because of the noise element and obviously the dust .
4 I know it 's against the rules but I was n't going to argue , not for that kind of money . ’
5 It 's against the rules , sir , ’ said the man in uniform .
6 It 's against the rules of the lease .
7 ABIE : My gun is not against the law — it is against the Russians .
8 If it is against the interests of the working class to cooperate with capitalists , there are nevertheless two possible ways of persuading them to do so .
9 It is against the laws of chemistry for a dissolved substance to move of its own accord from a solution of low concentration to one of high concentration .
10 It is against the results produced by these procedures that the theories can be assessed .
11 It was against the laws of nature , unnatural .
12 At one institution a group of medical officers argued that it was against the interests of most long-term hospital residents with chronic illnesses to be resettled in community units .
13 Next it was against the Swedes when it really counted in the European championship .
14 Especially he was against the Americans with what he called in speeches , ‘ their Mafia-style methods in business … ’
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