Example sentences of "against him [conj] [art] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | a young black male ( aged between twelve and fifteen ) is twenty-two times more likely to have a violent crime committed against him than an elderly white woman ( over 65 ) and seven times more likely to have something stolen from him . |
| 2 | At a further conference , however , on 5 April 1990 , the court ruled against him because the original subpoenas , and the government 's motion to quash , were still outstanding . |
| 3 | Count Tolstoy argued that he should have libel damages waived against him because the man with whom he shared the debt had reached a separate agreement with Lord Aldington . |
| 4 | She giggled shrilly and swayed against him as the train lurched on the points on the approach to Waterloo . |
| 5 | 3.35:TRIUMPH Hurdle hero Duke Of Monmouth had the ground against him when a well beaten third to STAUNCH FRIEND at Punchestown last backend . |
| 6 | Lady Luck seems to turn against him when the chips are down — and it is certainly the chips that have gone against him . |
| 7 | The court dismissed the charge against him when the prosecution offered no evidence . |
| 8 | The respondent was informed in the early hours of 17 August 1987 that complaint had been made against him and a report was made to New Scotland Yard . |
| 9 | Another creditor of the shareholder subsequently obtained judgment against him and a charging order on the shares by way of equitable execution . |
| 10 | He had failed to overturn the £1.5m damages awarded against him and a co-defendant for allegations about the Role of Lord Aldington . |
| 11 | With the parties arrayed against him and no Gaullist movement to counter them , he was left with no means of influencing the constitutional debate in a positive direction . |
| 12 | Mr Bond was deemed to be insolvent at the time the bankruptcy judgment was entered against him and the bankruptcy notice was served — ‘ about three weeks ago ’ — but Mr Bond may have been insolvent before that time . |
| 13 | I wrote a long time ago to his Department and asked it to move against him and the Department failed to do so . |
| 14 | Thus most such clauses provide for the seller to have the conduct of the action at his expense , on the basis that he will bear the costs of conduct and pay any resulting settlement or judgment against him and the buyer . |
| 15 | Middy rubbed softly against him and the trance — almost cataleptic — was broken . |
| 16 | He placed heated kisses along the slender line of her neck , arching her against him until the path of his lips reached the warm , scented valley between her breasts . |