Example sentences of "[adv] [been] against " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've not been against lines of communication , I 've been against excessive expenditure on such . |
| 2 | That is why many Opposition Members have consistently and persistently been against it . |
| 3 | My gut reaction has always been against the placing of bolts , and I 've never used them . |
| 4 | The chief reason I 'd always been against abortion was that it seemed like tearing up a bill instead of paying it . |
| 5 | He had always been against this extravagant gesture , he pointed out , and now he was being proved right . |
| 6 | The local district council , Vale of the White Horse , has always been against the reservoir : |
| 7 | Van Gogh 's idea of things had also been against him . |