Example sentences of "[vb pp] against [pron] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His whole life 's work twisted against him in one poisonous little rumour . |
| 2 | The dispute had also moved against us in another way . |
| 3 | Heads of departments and institutions are indemnified by the University in respect of any claims made against them under civil law in connection with safety duties . |
| 4 | He sought my advice on one or two matters where complaints were made against him of alleged libels , which I had no real difficulty in seeing off and about which he wrote me appreciative letters . |
| 5 | But serious allegations had already been made against him by this date . |
| 6 | The one area of liability which really concerns the buyer is the possibility of claims made against him by third parties which arise because of some act or omission of the seller . |
| 7 | The only charge that can be made against you at this moment is of theft from our house , however that may be read hereafter . |
| 8 | Richard Baxter was deeply shocked by this tragedy and also by the general prejudice aroused against him by this incident . |
| 9 | Lord Donaldson said that he could now break the traditional silence of judges about their colleagues and ‘ give voice to the anger and disgust which we have felt at the campaign of calumny waged against you in recent months ’ . |
| 10 | So neither plant owners nor instrumentation makers are at all keen to report on RFI problems that could later be used against them in legal proceedings . |
| 11 | Officials of the National Liberal Party and National Peasant Party , who denied organising the Feb. 18 demonstration , called on the NSF to put an end to the systematic " terrorism " shown against them in recent weeks . |
| 12 | He was charged with accroaching royal power and procuring the deaths of the Earl of Lancaster and other nobles , acquiring many lands that belonged to the crown , and disobeying the judgement of banishment pronounced against him in 1321 . |
| 13 | The defendants also contended that the lease provided for payment of a rent which pro tempore at least was illegal under the Counter Inflationary ( Business Rents ) Order , or , if the court found against them in that , then it was illegal under the Counter-Inflation Act , 1973 , s 17 . |
| 14 | Valletta had loomed against it like some huge medieval fortress , the fabled kingdom of some fantastic fairy-tale … |
| 15 | H's purpose , however , was to punish the tenant for having given evidence ( under subpoena ) in an action brought against him by another of his tenants and it followed that the landlord was guilty of a criminal contempt of court . |
| 16 | Innkeepers who either discriminate against or refuse service to a customer on the grounds of his or her sex or race are liable to have a claim brought against them under either s.29 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 or s.20 of the Race Relations Act 1976 . |
| 17 | It was a perfect opportunity for some writers to express the resentment which they had harboured against him for many years , and he himself was convinced that such people detested him because he had acquired British citizenship . |
| 18 | ‘ If it were true , she 'd have to be protected against someone like that , would n't she ? ’ |
| 19 | In November 1990 Treuhand stated that half of all land and property had claims entered against it by former owners . |
| 20 | Although we have been playing teams which have been going through crap periods , I think this has worked against us as all the opposition players and fans etc have been desperate for some sort of result . |
| 21 | He 'll have my recommendation , backed by the personnel file and the complaints of disruption filed against you by several staff members . ’ |
| 22 | Though he attempted a detailed rebuttal , chapter by chapter , Milton himself had to admit that ‘ Some men have by policy accomplished after death that revenge upon their enemies which in life they were not able ’ , and that ‘ they who before hated him for his high government , nay fought against him with displayed banners in the field , now applaud him for the wisest and most religious prince that lived ’ . |
| 23 | Austen had certainly emerged as leader , for nobody could have stood against him with any prospect of success , and it was appropriate that his succession should be marked by Pretyman , who was a respected backbencher of long service and represented the inarticulate centre of the party . |
| 24 | The charge of indoctrination has been regularly levelled against it with great force , especially because of the holding of assemblies for worship which is still required by law . |