Example sentences of "[vb pp] against he [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His whole life 's work twisted against him in one poisonous little rumour . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | But serious allegations had already been made against him by this date . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Richard Baxter was deeply shocked by this tragedy and also by the general prejudice aroused against him by this incident . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 ’ . |
| 10 | 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 . |