Example sentences of "were [vb pp] [adv prt] against " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if the base of the wall could not be penetrated , movable towers were built which could be wheeled up to attack the wall from without ; in the longer sieges , such as that of Antioch during the First Crusade , fixed towers were erected over against the walls to harry the defenders and enable a watch to be kept on them . |
| 2 | Many bombing and rocket strikes were carried out against enemy lines of communication and supplies . |
| 3 | They were written off against unit sales over the royalty periods . |
| 4 | Russian tanks were called out against striking East Germans and then against the ‘ defiance of Poland ’ in 1956 , when the Russian divisions marching on Warsaw almost found themselves fighting the Polish army and the armed workers of the capital . |
| 5 | Sure enough , a second ray-gun and clock , identical to the first , were set up against the back wall . |
| 6 | But as court orders were taken out against one list of protesters , banning them from taking part , a new team would take over . |
| 7 | Braking was by means of the fixed gear transmission and an emergency stop could mean bashed knees as they were forced up against the dashboard and steering wheel . |
| 8 | Wooden shutters of washed-out blue and green were folded back against the walls to show thick , beautifully patterned lace at the windows . |
| 9 | Sandbags were put up against my office windows . |
| 10 | Hooper said that after all the speculation it would be ‘ disappointing , but not the end of the world ’ if he were left out against Spartak . |
| 11 | Hooper said that after all the speculation it would be ‘ disappointing , but not the end of the world ’ if he were left out against Spartak . |
| 12 | A pile of dark plastic sacks were piled up against the wall to one side . |
| 13 | The Military were backed up against a wall and disorientated . |