Example sentences of "against one [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Rotherham , for example , there is one inspector or adviser to every 106 teachers , against one to every 313 in Leeds . |
| 2 | The Nigerian-born flanker suffered such awful complications to the infected ankle that he considered legal action against one of the hospitals that treated him . |
| 3 | Britain trail New South Wales by 21.5 points but there is a protest outstanding against one of the NSW boats , Cyclone , which finished second in the race but is alleged to have fouled the Hong Kong yacht Foo2 , the former Jamarella . |
| 4 | Stumbling slightly , she moved out of the way , propping herself up against one of the big windows . |
| 5 | ‘ Would you like that ? ’ enquired Biff , indicating a large and foul smelling vat against one of the walls . |
| 6 | Koch had hoped to remove Conner from the final trials , which begin on Saturday , so he could spend the next 25 days honing his chosen boat for the America 's Cup match against one of the two challengers — New Zealand or Il Moro de Venecia — which starts on May 9 . |
| 7 | He described it as ‘ an honour ’ , adding : ‘ I look forward to another wonderful summer 's cricket against one of the top sides in the world . ’ |
| 8 | Against one of the pillars of the gate , a young girl was sitting . |
| 9 | He fell over and clouted his head against one of the heavy silvered cast-iron radiators that were to be found throughout the school . |
| 10 | She was leaning against one of the scarred pillars , her whole body shaking with sobs . |
| 11 | Timmy would spend hours happily banging them together or against the bars or , as now , slobbering against one of the stones in an attempt to get it into his mouth . |
| 12 | Pieda , a powerful economic group , has attacked him for his crippling levy on whisky and says the excise tax policy on the famous tipple is ‘ against the national interest and discriminates against one of the UK 's top five exporters ’ . |
| 13 | ‘ He was absolutely outstanding against one of the best left-side specialists in the business . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ It is vital that they are aware that it only gives protection against one of the many strains of the disease . |
| 15 | In the evening rush-hour a lorry had skidded into a car and jammed it up against one of the pillar-boxes outside the hospital . |
| 16 | I stooped quickly and laid the back of a gentle finger against one of the eggs . |
| 17 | Dropping the cigarette he grabbed Tommy 's scarf , forcing him backwards until he was against one of the huge machines . |
| 18 | One device which was tried was to claim that the appeal was only an appeal against one of the king-duke 's officers , not against the king-duke himself . |
| 19 | She said that she had ‘ accidentally brushed against one of the four girls who were standing on the pavement ’ , whereupon ‘ all four caught hold of her , and beat her in a most savage manner , using fearful language ’ and left her on the pound bleeding profusely from the nose and mouth . |
| 20 | A figure jumped into the doorway , and jumped back into the darkness as a beam from Defries 's blaster burst against one of the doors . |
| 21 | A white plastic bag containing two loaves of bread was huddled against one of the last dock posts and she was relieved to see it , something belonging to today , to the living . |
| 22 | Something scraped against one of the windows . |
| 23 | And then something slammed hard against one of the boards . |
| 24 | He looked up to see that Barbara was leaning against one of the hessian screens . |
| 25 | Duvall rejoined his efforts and the edge of the cabinet caught against one of the floor tiles making a long , keening screech . |
| 26 | She fell back against one of the emergency spacesuit lockers , and the unpowered door flipped open at the touch of her body . |
| 27 | There was a complication in that the companies and shareholders had previously made various unspecified claims against one of the banks . |
| 28 | The legs caught against one of the pillars . |
| 29 | He sat down silently on the floor against one of the chairs . |
| 30 | While Wakelate Sinister furtively discussed business with Lorimer 's father in an inner office , Lorimer had gratefully coupled with Cleo up against one of the cold , marble statues that lined a colonnaded walk along the back of the house . |