Pattern: V against n

The pattern can be best understood by viewing the interactive construction network link above.

To examine the individual constructions please see the tables below:

Examples
All the banks and the Post Office strongly advise against sending cash. (BNC)
His skull almost knocked against the beams of the ceiling. (BNC)
They will be competing against teams from Scotland and Wales. (BNC)
In 798 those who had plotted against King Aethelred now came together again. (BNC)
The Home Army had fought against the Germans in the second World War. (BNC)

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