Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] was under the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The entire labour movement was under the control of " social fascism " . |
| 2 | Throughout its period of occupation , the region 's wine industry was under the control of a Rhineland wine-maker , Herr Klaebisch , who assumed the title of Führer of Champagne . |
| 3 | The central reception and dining area was under the shelter of a huge ‘ banyan ’ tree whose aerial roots hung back down to the ground like fronds . |
| 4 | In 1857 , Reading police force was under the auspices of Chief Constable Henry Peck , a man who played it strictly by the rule book . |
| 5 | The north east was under the control of the Somali Salvation Democratic Front ( ‘ S.S.D.F. ’ ) group . |
| 6 | And when the Irish Free State did emerge in 1921 , practically the entire school system was under the control of the churches . |