Example sentences of "i [verb] against the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I shouted against the wall of white noise to three deaf backs . |
| 2 | And I came against the wall . |
| 3 | I put back so and then I put against the fence . |
| 4 | I played against the English nine times and they always had a very strong scrum . |
| 5 | I stand against the railings and remain in one place to avoid the crap , and look upwards . |
| 6 | Some years ago I protested against the latter which , in my view , vitiates nearly all research in the so-called ‘ science ’ of sociology . |
| 7 | I lean against the window of the bus and watch the raindrops spatter down , just as I must have done when I was a kid . |
| 8 | Ludo and I lean against the wall side by side as if we were doing press-ups standing up . |
| 9 | I thump against the side of a carriage as it passes . |
| 10 | It 's because I leant against the wall at the end of the corridor and watched them . |
| 11 | Ken , would you say though that erm one or two recent announcements connected with these judgments , I think including the er the judge in a recent M C C case which actually went I think against the administrators , b on shares but actually the judge said if the argument had been made that er these assets were held er on a trustee basis , then I might have made a different decision . |
| 12 | I leaned against the tree , sagging into it . |
| 13 | I leaned against the window and watched the street below . |
| 14 | I leaned against the wail listening to Sally 's bad language and taking everything in . |
| 15 | Staggering up , I leaned against the wall , panting and gasping , wondering how severely I was hit . |
| 16 | I leaned against the cold brick wall , cradling the faded flower petals in my hands , and drifted into a demon-haunted nightmare . |
| 17 | However , Brian insists , ‘ I play against the same guys every week and we 're always striking crazy bets . |
| 18 | As I crouched against the wall which offered some protection against the rain , the mortar team Corporal got up from the grass where he had been sitting and , crossing over to the small pile of H.E . |
| 19 | That I work against the Imam Khomeini — ’ |