Example sentences of "[to-vb] against [pron] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She wanted to struggle against him with all her might . |
| 2 | As it was Judge Justice had to rule against it with all the authority of the Supreme Court of Texas . |
| 3 | For the rest , they can choose either to give preferential treatment to foreign firms ( by means of incentives not available to local firms ) , or to discriminate against them by such means as Brazil 's market reserve policies . |
| 4 | It is easy to call Mr Honey ford , the Bradford head teacher , a racist and to organize against him on that basis but less easy to show precisely how and why this is the case . |
| 5 | The Aragonese were politely told by Edward ( in January 1283 ) that ‘ we are bound by kinship and by homage to the king of France , nor does it behove us to rebel against him in any way , nor to do anything to arouse his anger nor give him offence ’ . |