Example sentences of "against his old [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | McMenemy watched Gazza against his old Spurs team-mates . |
| 2 | Gascoigne marked his first match for Lazio against Spurs by scoring after ten minutes against his old team-mates . |
| 3 | In the last Parliament of King James 's reign , the second in which Pye was a member , he turned against his old colleague and now chief , Lord Treasurer Middlesex ( as Cranfield had become ) , who was the victim of the new alliance between Buckingham and the Commons ' majority in favour of war against Spain . |
| 4 | He 's not keen to join another Aussie club and face having to play against his old Penrith pals . |
| 5 | THE pop star Shakin' Stevens yesterday lost a £500,000-plus legal battle against his old band . |
| 6 | Paul Goddard will make his Millwall debut — against his old club , Derby — on New Year 's Day after completing his £800,000 move yesterday following a medical . |
| 7 | Then , when Albert Dawes moved to Luton Town , Jack became our leading goalscorer and he topped the Palace 's scoring charts in 1936–37 and 1937–38 ; almost certainly , his most satisfying strike for us was the goal he scored in Palace 's 3–1 win at Shepherds Bush against his old club on May Day 1937 in the last match of that season . |
| 8 | It says a lot for the quality of the football when Vinnie Jones , inevitably booked against his old club for backchat after 29 minutes , looks the best player on view . |
| 9 | GARRY PARKER has the best possible reasons for holding no grudges against Brian Clough when he lines up against his old club Nottingham Forest at Villa Park today . |
| 10 | Wright 's winner against his old club needed no hyperbole and was arguably THE highlight of a soccer-saturated weekend when Sky 's £304 million alliance with the BBC clearly came top of the entertainment stakes , if not the viewing figures . |
| 11 | Former Hammers player Bobby Barnes lines up against his old club . |
| 12 | Gazza makes his Lazio debut against his old club and his Tottenham pals are n't going to give him an easy ride . |
| 13 | NIALL QUINN is hoping to kick-start his season into action against his old club at Highbury tonight . |
| 14 | BRIAN Gayle returns to action against his old club Wimbledon tonight warning : ‘ Write them off at your peril . ’ |
| 15 | COVENTRY boss Bobby Gould is all smiles after watching his Sky Blues roar to the top of the Premier League — after a gritty 2-1 win against his old club Wimbledon . |
| 16 | Meanwhile former Wimbledon star Brian Gayle returns to action against his old club tonight warning : ‘ Write them off at your peril . ’ |
| 17 | They had the chances against Linfield in the first half , and both Michael O'Hagan and Martin McGaughey , playing for the first time against his old club , went close . |
| 18 | Rovers have left out Dave Passman against his old club , with Nick Hardy coming in at lock . |
| 19 | But the man would could win it for them is Mick Quinn substitute against his old club . |
| 20 | Leading scorer John Byrne received a kick on the ankle against his old club and he may be forced to stand down tonight , providing an opening for former England striker Peter Davenport , who was substitute at Brighton . |
| 21 | IAN WRIGHT grabbed a superb 73rd-minute winner against his old club Crystal Palace as Arsenal moved menacingly up to third place in the Premier League just a point behind leaders Blackburn . |
| 22 | But what a difference a few days can make Saints crashed badly at home to Bradford Northern on the day when Doug Laughton 's men were giving arguably their best performance of the season in running up a convincing score against his old club Widnes . |
| 23 | And as midfielder Ian Crook , who gave a fine passing display against his old team says , the clubs most fancied to topple the Canaries — Villa , Manchester United , and Blackburn — have yet to visit Carrow Road . |
| 24 | Former Scarborough striker Steve Norris will be out to repeat last month 's scoring feat against his old side when he netted the only goal at Saltergate . |
| 25 | It 's a shame he ca n't play against his old county , but I 'm looking forward to it because I had a happy season with them last year . |