Example sentences of "being [vb pp] [adv prt] against " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the very least , he would have to reckon on the 21 votes in the Cabinet being stacked up against him . |
| 2 | A pioneering survey at the university reports men complaining of being brushed up against in crowds , touched or grabbed and being the object of sexual remarks . |
| 3 | The possibility of one association being played off against another was obvious . |
| 4 | The wounded were being laid out against the wall of the barn . |
| 5 | ‘ Newman , ’ he persisted , ‘ you 're sure you 've got this right — about Bennington Machine Tools being taken over against this Archer 's wish by INCUBUS ? ’ |
| 6 | Troy Coker heads for home after being sent off against Bath at the Stoop . |
| 7 | Thirteen-goal Trevor Morley is suspended after being sent off against Reggiana and Bonds must decide whether to play Clive Allen alone upfront or give rookie striker Steve Jones his first team debut . |
| 8 | Ruddock himself , back from a one-match ban after being sent off against Crystal Palace , was blameless as he met a Vinny Samways cross to beat Steve Ogrizovic . |
| 9 | The 31-year-old striker learned that UEFA had doubled the one-match suspension he received automatically after being sent off against Bruges 10 days ago . |
| 10 | Tait will miss matches against Bradford and Reading after reaching 21 points , and will be ruled out against Hartlepool United and Preston after being sent off against Chester . |
| 11 | Five years ago , Ally McCoist was given a three-match ban after being sent off against Cologne in a UEFA Cup tie . |
| 12 | ‘ These were people who were being sent back against their will to a country they had sought to leave and it is inevitable that they should not be joyful , but there was no resistance . ’ |