Example sentences of "[noun sg] was [v-ing] under the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if they were n't properly done , you 'd tell the forewoman that that was n't in such and such a coach in compartment was needing under the seats were needing cleaning . |
| 2 | A handful of the small nomenclatura of the Soviet cultural bureaucracy was gathering under the chandelier , the ladies in their beehive hairstyles and flowered frocks designed for slenderer frames , the gentlemen slimmed by the shiny French-tailored suits that signified access to the special clothing stores . |
| 3 | The Assistant Director was acting under the authority of a Council resolution made under Section 79 of the Solicitors Act 1974 [ as substituted by Section 97 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 ] . |
| 4 | While the plaintiff was working under the control of an associated company he was injured . |
| 5 | The young man was sweating under the lights . |
| 6 | A big , flat coal barge was passing under the bridge and I averted my eyes from the sight of it . |
| 7 | The paper 's initial foray suffered from a certain paucity of research and culminated in an attack on the impeccably orthodox BBC disc-jockey David Jacobs whose prime status was wilting under the impact of the new pirate radio stations . |
| 8 | Then I realised Carradine had knocked the phone off the hook when he fell , and that the receiver was dangling under the desk |
| 9 | Jon Gittens ' over-hit back pass was dipping under the bar until quick-thinking Pears turned it over with a neatly executed back header . |
| 10 | Matthew Arnold echoed the belief in 1869 that the social system was groaning under the weight of ‘ those vast , miserable , unmanageable masses of sunken people — one pauper at the present moment , for every nineteen of us ’ . |
| 11 | Within a few years , references to Daniel disappear , and by 1814 the company was operating under the name of Jeremiah Day and Co . |
| 12 | However , by 1979 the computerized course support was staggering under the load . |
| 13 | A year after the auction the Bond empire was tottering under the weight of its own junk bonds . |
| 14 | The eldest brother was lying under the tree , keeping guard over it to make sure nobody stole the fruit , while the other two took some pears to market . |