Example sentences of "[noun sg] was under the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1857 , Reading police force was under the auspices of Chief Constable Henry Peck , a man who played it strictly by the rule book . |
| 2 | In later years the dry dock was under the control of Marr & Co. but following the building of the new bridge at Bernard Street , only small vessels and yachts could pass under the bridge and reach the dock . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Recently , the gallery was under the threat of total closure as the centre had lost its local funding . |
| 5 | However , Stevenage — within Hertfordshire — still had ‘ new town ’ status at this time and development in the town was under the control of the Stevenage Development Corporation ( now transferred to the Commission for the New Towns ) . |
| 6 | This means that the defect is judged in the light of the scientific and technical knowledge at the time the product was under the control of the person seeking to rely on the defence . |
| 7 | Rug-making in the Balkans can be traced back to the time when the peninsula was under the control of the Turkish empire . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The entire labour movement was under the control of " social fascism " . |
| 10 | The school-hole was under the floor of the old shed with ‘ Canteen ’ on the door . |
| 11 | Despite the desire to maintain secrecy , the entire operation was under the scrutiny of local citizens in the area , many of whom stayed for hours to witness the spectacle . |
| 12 | Much of the post-war rise in social research into ageing and employment was under the auspices of the Nuffield Foundation . |
| 13 | The north east was under the control of the Somali Salvation Democratic Front ( ‘ S.S.D.F. ’ ) group . |
| 14 | The book was under the bench on one side of the shed . |
| 15 | Thereafter Offa assumed direct rule of Hwiccian territory in the 780s , and by the 790s the province was under the command of an individual known simply as dux ( CS 272 , 273 : S 146 ) , but it is worth emphasizing how long this process took . |
| 16 | On June 1 President Ranasinghe Premadasa had held talks with LTTE leaders in Colombo , and on June 6 the government conceded a key LTTE demand , announcing that it would dissolve the North-Eastern Provincial Council ( elected in late 1988 , when the province was under the control of Indian troops , and in the face of an LTTE election boycott — see p. 37007 ) and hold fresh elections . |
| 17 | And when the Irish Free State did emerge in 1921 , practically the entire school system was under the control of the churches . |
| 18 | Where the victim was under the age of consent , the prosecution would frequently charge the defendant with buggery or indecent assault to avoid the burden of proving lack of consent . |