Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] under [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chief Inspector Chips Salter was one of the officers they had been sent in to bring under control and Salter both guessed this ( although all such information was supposed to be highly confidential ) , and naturally — resented it . |
| 2 | Thus Indochinese with top marks from the Grandes Écoles in France returned home to serve under Frenchmen with much lower qualifications , or none at all , on a salary which was approximately a fifth of what would be paid to a European doing the same work . |
| 3 | Robert Pemberton , used by Gloucester to seize Woodville land , had been one of Edward IV 's ushers of the chamber ( a post he was also to hold under Richard III ) and had been appointed by the queen as parker and warrener of Higham Ferrers ( Northants ) in 1468 . |
| 4 | Robert Pemberton , used by Gloucester to seize Woodville land , had been one of Edward IV 's ushers of the chamber ( a post he was also to hold under Richard III ) and had been appointed by the queen as parker and warrener of Higham Ferrers ( Northants ) in 1468 . |
| 5 | He looks as if he 's about to come under starter 's orders at Epsom ! |
| 6 | For all I know , there may be a kernel of truth in what he says , but anyone expecting his followers to wear turquoise shell suits can count me out , even if his prophesy that New Zealand is about to disappear under water has a certain charm . |
| 7 | It was a signal peculiar to Thames river — I am about to get under way . |
| 8 | Car 2 was presented to the National Tramway Museum at Crich in 1963 , where it became the first car there to move under power in June 1964 . |