Example sentences of "[pron] against " in BNC.
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| 1 | A particularly influential and characteristic tract is his Against Praxeas , a Christian who came from Asia Minor to Rome to express opposition both to the pluralistic theology of Justin and Hippolytus and to any recognition that Montanist prophecy might be an authentic work of the Paraclete . |
| 2 | Acting bravely and with initiative during the mutiny , he is oppressed with shame when he remembers certain arrogant and cruel actions of his against the crew . |
| 3 | Essentially , Hart follows John Stuart Mill in answering ‘ no ’ , and suggests , as Mill did , that power can only be used over someone against their will in order to prevent harm to others . |
| 4 | ‘ I agree with my brother Jenkins ' observation , made in the course of the argument , that the position of someone against whom an order for possession has been made , and then suspended at common law or under section 5(2) of the Rent Act of 1920 is sui generis . |
| 5 | Nor is there any bar against seeing someone against whom you have made or are likely to make allegations of negligence , provided that you make this clear and the fact that they are not under any obligation to talk to you . |
| 6 | I against the Chairman . |
| 7 | Well there 's no way I against the |
| 8 | This feeling that we must fight to preserve ourselves against a hostile world is paralleled by deep male fears of losing bodily integrity and idenity . |
| 9 | Rock'n'roll was originally a revolt against straitlaced stuffy mores ( encountered in the family , at school , in the small town ) , but now it 's ‘ brainwashing media images and fantasies ’ , the very institution of pop itself , that we define ourselves against , Indiepop is fast becoming nothing but commentary on pop — The Membranes ' ‘ Death To Trad Rock ’ , Sonic/Ciccone Youth 's obsession with Madonna , Age of Chance 's ‘ Kiss ’ , Oblivion is forestalled because we are constantly made conscious that this is a reaction against . |
| 10 | what instructions had been given to the architects as to the ground they were to cover ; how far Parliament would be bound by the decision of the Commission [ of Judges ] ; and how we were to guard ourselves against an expenditure which we had been told by high authority would amount to not much less than £5,000,000 or £6,000,000 … |
| 11 | What a comment on our society , that we need to organise ourselves against vandalism and theft ! |
| 12 | Strength and independence are useful prerequisites in de-fending ourselves against the effects of stress , but they need the support of a communal sense of responsibility , of sharing a load , and of sharing it fairly in order to make the load feel lighter . |
| 13 | The type of sampling used in the five community studies is quotasampling , and our main concern is not to claim absolute representativeness for the whole city , but to guard ourselves against the accusation that our informants might be hand-picked from amongst friends and neighbours — or , worse , from our students . |
| 14 | With free arms we could move more and brace ourselves against the bumps on the road . |
| 15 | It seemed a good place to defend ourselves against Silver and his men , because we were sure they would kill us when they returned to the ship . |
| 16 | Because this time we will take measures to protect ourselves against your duplicity . ’ |
| 17 | We threw ourselves against the door , and as the lock broke we went in . |
| 18 | He stopped again and we had to flatten ourselves against a wall as a Post Office van mounted the pavement to avoid an illegally parked British Telecom van . |
| 19 | That means when openings do materialise — and Mr Smith believes there will be plenty against the current Liverpool side — the pressure will be on winger Darren Anderton , and midfield goalscorers Chris Burns , McLoughlin , Kuhl and , if he plays , Warren Aspinall . |
| 20 | Nobody against that ? |
| 21 | The GMB general union and the Amalgamated Engineering Union , with 800,000 and 600,000 votes respectively , are casting theirs against . |
| 22 | Remarkably , however , England had won all their matches against Australia , and Australia had won three of theirs against |
| 23 | Sharp whey-like sweat came off hum as she smelt his closeness ; he was walking her backwards into the recess of the arched double doors of a neighbour 's carriage entrance , sticking to her awkwardly , like children playing at dancing , standing on each other 's feet , and when he had her against the door , he took his hand from the underside of her breast , and fingering her nipple , made it rise , then tweaked it till it stood up higher ; twinges darted from her breast to her groin , and Rosa closed her eyes with a little gasp . |
| 24 | When I returned to my flat the cat meowed a welcome and rubbed himself against my legs . |
| 25 | Mr Saunders has already been granted legal aid of up to £275,000 to defend himself against fraud charges in the criminal courts , but he may have to pay whole or part of that money back if the trial judge so decides . |
| 26 | That he won a points decision against the Californian Mark Wills at Wembley will give them some reassurance that the British heavyweight champion could give a reasonable account of himself against an opponent who will not crumple easily . |
| 27 | They talked endlessly at MacAlister 's rooms in Merton , where Thomas could also measure himself against two further acquaintances , Fyffe and Wharton . |
| 28 | Whether or not he does it , every person has a duty to God not to ‘ harm another in his life , … liberty , … or goods ’ , and so has a parallel right to defend himself against such attack . |
| 29 | One of his regrets is that in four series against West Indies his record is very ordinary — one innings in which he took eight wickets , but little else of note — and he is aware that not having proved himself against the best team in the world will be held against him when reputations come to be assessed . |
| 30 | She was bearing down on him like a bull in full charge when he jumped the wide steps and with a cry of terror threw himself against the front door of the house . |