Example sentences of "was [adv prt] against the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pound lost over two cents against the dollar at $1.52 and was down against the mark . |
| 2 | The boys lined up in the corridor by the glass office and looked in to see who was up against the rod . |
| 3 | Tom picked up the two whiskeys and manoeuvred Patrick into the corner , pushing him into the seat first so that he was up against the wall . |
| 4 | I was up against the wall and unable to obey my first instinct . |
| 5 | Whereabouts in relation to , w the bed was up against the wall was n't it ? |
| 6 | No it the the head of the bed was up against the far wall the as you look in the room on the right . |
| 7 | Marjorie Bousfield was up against the national fours championship rink and lost 17–28 , Dulcie Harbin lost 25–14 , while Pearl Wright , after drawing 9–9 at ten ends , went 22–15 . |
| 8 | Fergus was back against the table , one hand held up to ward the Lad off , and Taliesin and Fribble had sprung to their feet , both free now of the insidious music of Fael-Inis 's pipes . |