Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [was/were] under [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By then , his marriage was under strain , but in any event the family 's way of life would have been greatly changed in this new environment . |
| 2 | Ian Rush is likely to lead the attack , despite speculation that his place was under threat but £2.3m Paul Stewart could be relegated to the bench . |
| 3 | His anger was under control now , and his voice was lazily mocking . |
| 4 | Ferguson missed that match , which fell when communications between the player and his manager were under repair . |
| 5 | On a poor line from Baghdad he had been told , in a voice distraught with tears , that his cousin was under arrest , charged with treason , held in the Abu Ghraib gaol . |
| 6 | When his plane was under attack . |
| 7 | An invasion by Uganda-based rebels , launched on the night of Sept. 30-Oct. 1 , threatened the 17-year regime of President Juvenal Habyarimana , who cut short a visit to North America on hearing that his country was under attack . |