Example sentences of "[noun] [noun pl] [verb] be under [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Contract discussions have been under way since early this year , according to West German sources . |
| 2 | The Brigade positions had been under attack for the past four days and Nos. 3 , 4 , 6 , and 45 Royal Marine Commando had been having their share of casualties . |
| 3 | Commentators suggested that the Khmers Rouges had been under pressure from their Chinese backers to accept the Sihanouk plan . |
| 4 | 5–9- " There was laid on the table a minute of the Deacons ' Court of date from which it appeared that the subject of the conversion of the Schoolhouse into dwelling houses had been under consideration , and that the Court had agreed to submit the proposal to the congregation for its opinion . " |
| 5 | Consequently , an active programme of asset disposals has been under way over the last year in order to reduce the group 's high level of debt , which was the result of decisions to develop new oil and gas fields over the last few years , as well as the additional debt burden inherited following the acquisition of Ultramar . |