Example sentences of "the [noun pl] be under [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A The lupins are under attack from Powdery Mildew . |
| 2 | Your weight rests on the balls of your feet , not on the heels , so the calves are under tension . |
| 3 | The voices were under control . |
| 4 | The EC 's move follows publication of a new report commissioned by the Andalusian regional government , which warns that the viability of the 50,000 hectare national park at the centre of the wetlands is under threat from unrestricted development on its borders . |
| 5 | The games start around 11am and it 's usually 5pm before the finals are under way . |
| 6 | By the mid-1970s the conflict between the army , the Bengali settlers and the tribespeople was under way . |
| 7 | ‘ There is light in all the windows of buildings in the areas where the demonstrations are under way . |
| 8 | The Minutes of the meeting on 20th June record , in characteristically brief fashion : " The state of the finances was under discussion for some time … " , but there was no doubt about " the serious financial condition of the establishment " . |
| 9 | The pallets were under gas for 12–18 hours at a time , and a careful system of rotating the stock was implemented . |
| 10 | Both the girls were under age for drinking , but knew they 'd be served without any trouble . |
| 11 | Yet once the processes were under way and the machinery was set up there did come the realisation that national goals must be set , often coupled with the very welcome awareness that this process is far too important a one to be left solely in the hands of the curriculum developers themselves . |
| 12 | At the moment , the fantasies are under control . |
| 13 | From the crest of this ridge , a comprehensive view of the range unfolds : a magnificent panorama especially when the tops are under snow , the long array of peaks being seen across the deep trench of Loch Fannich which forms the southern boundary of the group over a distance of eight miles . |
| 14 | In some games the fighting is described in detail and the children are under pressure to make decisions . |
| 15 | So , the runners are under starter 's orders.Between now and polling day attention will shift away from Westminster to the individual seats that the parties have targetted for victory . |
| 16 | We were expected to have enough initiative to overcome the physical problems , maybe when the streets were under water or covered in snow , to get to our appointment on time . |
| 17 | Gregory prefaced his great work , the Decem Libri Historiarum , with the following statement : The cultivation of liberal letters is declining or rather dying in the cities of Gaul , since some things that are good and some that are wicked are taking place , and the savagery of the barbarians is on the loose ; the anger of the kings is sharp ; the churches are under threat from the heretics , and are protected by the catholics ; the faith of Christ burns in some and is cold in others ; those same churches are enriched by the devout and empoverished by the perfidious ; nor can any grammarian skillful in the art of dialectic be found to depict this in prose or verse . |