Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] [verb] been under [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Since its ‘ theft ’ my living room has been under siege from Mark ‘ The Scoop ’ Crowe , the Argus sports hack .
2 The Institute of Directors has pointed out that ‘ the 5th Company Law Directive has been under discussion since 1972 , with no agreement yet in sight ’ .
3 In today 's attack one of the shot workmen was hit as he tried to make a run for it at Gortree Park where a major housing renovation scheme has been under way since before Christmas .
4 The Wackersdorf reprocessing complex had been under construction for seven years behind barricades .
5 Proposals for the development of a Taurus system have been under consideration for much of this decade .
6 Idly he turned to the London addendum that had been recently updated while the shipping contract had been under negotiation .
7 The finances of the betting industry have been under pressure as well .
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