Example sentences of "[verb] against " in BNC.
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| 1 | I give my usual answer : that it probably all happens as the bird is ‘ flying ’ at top speed underwater , and that the pressure of the water holds the fish already caught against the bird 's sharp mandibles while it snaps up another in a fraction of a second . |
| 2 | Duvall rejoined his efforts and the edge of the cabinet caught against one of the floor tiles making a long , keening screech . |
| 3 | Caught against the muscular hardness of his chest , warm and alien through the fine silk of his shirt , a matter of inches only between the shadowy regions of hip and groin , the familiar disturbing responses were shimmering through her bloodstream . |
| 4 | She felt his urgency as he moved against her and his breathing caught against her neck . |
| 5 | The legs caught against one of the pillars . |
| 6 | Benedict imprisoned her closer , oblivious to her grubby hands caught against the pristine whiteness of his neckcloth . |
| 7 | Does not this place give the Prime Minister the chance to show whether he is really against the smears that have been organised against the Labour party , or is he getting others to do his dirty work for him ? |
| 8 | National Drinkwise Day was organised against the background of statistics that show alcohol consumption per head has more than doubled in Britain since the Second World War , with alcohol abuse on the increase among the young . |
| 9 | It has been objected against this kind of reasoning that it really misses the point the sceptic is trying to make . |
| 10 | Being cradled against her mother 's soft warm body , Dot tried to feel like a baby , to remember what she had seen through the crack in the double doors as Gloria had cradled Baby against her while the nurses gathered round with protective outstretched arms . |
| 11 | Gently , careful not to wake the sleeping child , she took Ch'iang Hsin from Haavikko 's lap , then turned , facing her husband , the child cradled against her . |
| 12 | She poured herself a gin and tonic and took up a position she had frequently occupied since the kidnap — standing by the lounge window , staring out into the garden , glass cupped in her right hand and cradled against her breast like a child , cigarette held aloft in her left hand , mouth half-open , eyes fixed intently on some distant and perhaps invisible object . |
| 13 | There were four of them , dressed in black , suited up and masked , huge lantern guns cradled against their chests . |
| 14 | There was a caress in his tone that she had n't heard since Boxing Day , and then he sat down beside her and pulled her across so that she was cradled against him instead of against the cool white pillows . |
| 15 | Afterwards , Seb lay with his head cradled against Carrie 's breast for a long time . |
| 16 | As she gave a helpless moan his kiss grew gentler , and he placed his arm once more about her soft body to hold her cradled against him . |
| 17 | Luce opened her eyes to find that a burly stranger in workmen 's overalls was at the wheel , and she was lying cradled against Michele 's chest , her head on his shoulder . |
| 18 | I had been selected in my second year at Eton , while I was still a Lower boy , to box against the Eton Mission from Hackney Wick in the East End of London . |
| 19 | I had been successful as a boxer at Eton and in my first term at Oxford I was selected to box against the Army . |
| 20 | It lies against a stone wall , shielded by birch and fur , overlooking a garden of remembrance , containing more memorials . |
| 21 | Above The sow lies against the prop , while the piglet rests safely beneath . |
| 22 | No appeal lies against decisions of the Supervisory Authority and its decisions may only be scrutinized in the ordinary course of justice if they relate to the suspension of quotation of securities at the stock exchange . |
| 23 | Therefore , the narrow issue in this case is whether , as Mr. Page contends and the courts below have held , certiorari lies against the visitor to quash his decision as being erroneous in point of law notwithstanding that the question of law arises under the domestic law of the university which the visitor has ‘ exclusive ’ jurisdiction to decide . |
| 24 | The action would not be an indirect method of enforcing the contract against the other contracting party because it lies against a third party and in tort . |
| 25 | Then she feels Sycorax struggling , and though she clamps her arms over hers where they are clasped around her shoulders so that Roukoubé 's head lies against them , Sycorax is letting go . |
| 26 | Crow sat in its chair , telling loud lies against the Black Beast . |
| 27 | I thank my right hon. Friend for what he has just said about the vile allegations and lies against my hon. and learned Friend — I use both words advisedly — the Member for Leicester , West ( Mr. Janner ) . |
| 28 | The action lies against the manufacturer of the product where he has been negligent . |
| 29 | Thus in ( 162 ) one gets the impression of a person laughing against his own will , because of some external coercion . |
| 30 | The squalling north wind beats against my windows . |