Example sentences of "[is] against [noun prp] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Stockton can only be caught by Whitehaven , who have three games left , one of which is against Stockton in three weeks .
2 The first game scheduled for this season is against Slovakia in November .
3 The Soviet tourists ' opening game is against Cornwall at Redruth on Saturday , and the tour ends with a match against England B at Northampton on December 23 .
4 The opening home game is against Rome on April 16 .
5 The opening home game is against Rome on April 16 .
6 Aldeburgh 's semi-final is against Diss at Woodbridge .
7 ‘ Our next competitive match is against Portugal in Lisbon 's Stadium of Light in April .
8 And if England fail to qualify — the opening tie is against Norway at Wembley in October — then Taylor can hardly expect to continue .
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