Example sentences of "it was against his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gary also managed a goal for us , which brought him , as well as Palace fans , great delight for it was against his former club , Chelsea , upon his return to Stamford Bridge with the Eagles in November 1982 ( 2–2 ) , and as his career with us drew towards its close , he also performed capably in the centre of our defence . |
| 2 | He had acquired in effect a veto over all grants or sales of land to the church , but it was against his political and financial interests to enforce this ban . |
| 3 | I knew perfectly well that he respected the Manager and even liked him though it was against his nature to admit it ; the thing that maddened him was that this had happened behind his back , and for a reason which he obviously found as inadequate as I did . |
| 4 | It was against his convictions to call them ‘ actors . ’ |
| 5 | He would n't look at me , said it was against his religion . |
| 6 | It was against his principles . |
| 7 | But at Oxford 's John Radcliffe Hospital his family asked doctors not to give him blood , insisting it was against his religious beliefs . |
| 8 | He loves Eliza , despite the fact that it was against his ‘ will , reason and even against his character ’ to do so . |