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 … ’ |