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
The council said it would appeal against the decision. (BNC)
…he stood against a Labour candidate… (BNC)
…which campaigned against cuts in the welfare state. (BNC)
Anna has offended against age-old Romany taboos. (BNC)
…was well known for speaking out against corruption in the political system. (BNC)
Constructions
1. the fight against construction2. the compete against construction3. the stand against construction4. the discriminate against construction5. the conspire against construction6. the guard against construction7. the demonstrate against construction8. the offend against construction
9. the advise against construction10. the rage against construction11. the appeal against construction12. the bump against construction

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