Example sentences of "[be] under the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 're under the Clyde now , ’ he cast an intellectual eye at the roof of the carriage . |
| 2 | Families feel very rejected by professionals erm , in my research I 've found that er , the families of younger sufferers tend to be involved in treatment but they feel very much that they 're under the microscope , that they disapprove , that they 're seen as being pathological families . |
| 3 | ‘ We made love , but life will carry on , and while we 're under the same roof I think a verbal truce is in order . ’ |
| 4 | First I make the mistake of falling in love with this man who probably wo n't remember what I look like the minute I leave this place , even though he 's not averse to the idea of making love to me while we 're under the same roof . |
| 5 | So I 've put us all in together as a group entry — sorry , Rainbow , not you , bubbeleh , you 're under the age limit — and I have costumes for you three girls upstairs . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ T is near the castle since they 're under the King 's protection . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ They 're under the hedge and — ’ His eyes fell on the snoring bulk of the human . |
| 8 | A because we have n't got that much time and B because the little bit more pressure you 're under the more likely likely to leave certain things out so maybe you 've got the point . |
| 9 | if you feel tired or unwell , fatigue can cause serious accidents , never drive if you 're under the influence of drugs or medicines , it can seriously affect your driving ability , always ask your doctor whether it is safe for you to drive when taking prescribed medicines . |
| 10 | So if they 're out of the water they die just like if we 're under the water too long we die . |
| 11 | Me and Bernard , if me and Bernard want to go , she di now was she , foot like that they 're under the table , when you see his feet , his ! |
| 12 | We 're under the constant threat of job losses . |
| 13 | IT IS more than possible that I am missing a point , showing a lack of imagination , remaining in the Middle Ages and have my feet firmly stuck in the mud when I am under the impression they are just on the ground . |
| 14 | ‘ After all , as you just reminded me , I am under the Sheriff 's protection . ’ |
| 15 | This and more already happens on satellite and cable channels , which are under the more lenient gaze of the Cable Authority . |
| 16 | By accepting the jurisdiction of an external authority in domestic matters , the UK in effect converted her responsibility for the external relations of the Isle of Man into a total responsibility for its internal affairs , and abrogated by a sidewind the semi-independence of the Islands , which are under the Crown but not part of the United Kingdom . |
| 17 | of the union 's total membership , approximately half are under the age of 30. since the advent of rock in the 1950s and 1960s , the union has been the only independent organization to give service , protection and advice to rock musicians . |
| 18 | They are going to a planet celled Malecandra ( which turns out to be Mars ) and , having made a previous recce there , they are under the impression that the inhabitants are fierce and eat men . |
| 19 | Some members of the backbench Tory Treasury committee are under the impression that they virtually dictated his budget — which is harmless and quite touching . |
| 20 | Mr Kido says that almost 70% of the company 's customers in the Tokyo area are under the age of 29 . |
| 21 | There are now many homeowners who are under the age of 25 . |
| 22 | He managed to dodge the GDR 's National People 's Army ( NVA ) for nine years ( no mean feat ) but now fears that he may yet be called to the colours in the west , as the proposed change in the law merely states that all those who have not yet done their time and who are under the age of 32 will be eligible . |
| 23 | I think most men are under the impression that we all want to look like Samantha Fox , but if you have a big chest it 's very difficult to handle all the hassle you get when you walk down the street . |
| 24 | It is as well that they are under the protection of feminine writers as well as director Antonia Bird and co-producer Moira Williams . |
| 25 | If we are intended for great ends , we are called to great hazards ; and , whereas we are given absolute certainty in nothing , we must in all things choose between doubt and inactivity , and the conviction that we are under the eye of One who , for whatever reason , exercises us with the less evidence when He might give us the greater . |
| 26 | ‘ Miss Kenton , if you are under the impression you have already at your age perfected yourself , you will never rise to the heights you are no doubt capable of . |
| 27 | The resources within the enterprise are under the direct control of the managers of the enterprise . |
| 28 | We are under the illusion that motivation ends without desire , but this is not so . |
| 29 | For the compartments , black American walnut , highly polished , is used for the framing , while photo prints and mirrors in walnut frames are under the net racks . |
| 30 | ‘ This meeting , having taken into consideration the proceedings of former meetings , and being informed that many respectable persons delay giving their names as subscribers while the proceedings of the committee are subject to be reported to the Odiham Society , and are under the controul [ sic ] thereof , find it expedient to detach themselves from that Society , the work on which they are engaged being of so considerable importance , the reformation and improvement of Farriery , requiring that it should be confined to that purpose and use alone , and be under the sole management and control of its own members . |