Example sentences of "i be [adv prt] against " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ You see what I 'm up against ? ’ she appealed . |
2 | I 'm up against the six footer , and a five foot ten wife |
3 | ‘ You can see what I 'm up against . |
4 | The little girl dissolved into giggles , and Mr Jarvis , shrugging helplessly , said ruefully , ‘ See what I 'm up against ? |
5 | You see what what I 'm up against is , I mean the physio who , who , I mean she 's private of course |
6 | There at least there was no talk of boyfriends ; there at least one or two people valued me ; and there , at the very least , I knew what I was up against . |
7 | But I was up against a big , strong lad called Eddie Evans in the Canada game and that was very hard work . |
8 | You 'll then have some ideas of what I was up against . |
9 | I was up against the wall and unable to obey my first instinct . |