Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] against [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 31 | At last Alan gently pushed the door open , to see that Chris was slumped against the bars of his cot , bent double , his thumb rammed into his mouth . |
| 32 | Everyone else in the room was crowded against the walls , out of range of the swinging swords . |
| 33 | Chemical Mace was used against the demonstrators at the US-Australian communications installation at Nurrungar , and the police were backed up by 50 unarmed soldiers . |
| 34 | Tear-gas was used against the demonstrators , a few were arrested , and tourists were ordered to stay in their hotels . |
| 35 | There are moments when one fears that Tolkien , in the Unfinished Tales — and in fairness one must repeat that they are unfinished , were never finally ‘ passed ’ by their author — was turning against the sources of his inspiration . |
| 36 | In the meantime , the tide of the war was turning against the Royalists . |
| 37 | The mist was breaking against the peaks like waves , the sun was radiant in a perfectly clear blue sky above us , and I was awe-struck . |
| 38 | The action was brought against the police on the grounds that they failed to inform the prison authorities of the deceased 's suicidal tendencies . |
| 39 | Nicola had turned and was leaning against the books , her arms crossed on her chest , hands over her shoulders like epaulettes . |