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

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1 The worst thing was that the tape was on metal spools and the resulting damage was not a complete wipe : there were still tantalising fragments of the recording left where the tape had been under the metal ‘ spokes ’ of the reel , I would be interested to know if this legend is true .
2 Where the only payment made is under an agreement with a Third Party Insurer in the absence of which no payment would have been made .
3 But his wife , who 's the Mayor of Cirencester , said her husband had been under a lot of pressure recently .
4 The Judge held that the prosecution had been under a duty to disclose the video whether it had been demanded or not , that the view the camera had was of an area of the club that was relevant to the res gestae , that the tape would have contained matters of relevance to the defendants and that it was wrong for the police officer to have formed the view that it was of no relevance .
5 Professor Brighouse has no idea why Mr Patten singled him out for attack , but says the Secretary of State has been under a lot of pressure
6 The South African government has been under no obligation to submit reports to the ILO .
7 While the history of the press has been marked by cleavages between the rulers and the ruled , radio had been under the control of colonial administrators .
8 The Company had been under an obligation to complete the line by 15 August 1905 , but obtained an extension of time when it was discovered that the power supply from Beckenham would not be ready until I April 1906 .
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