Example sentences of "[noun sg] was under the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The study was under the general direction of one author ( ALB ) with the assistance of three regional chairmen ( RA , MC , HG ) and 40 local medical supervisors .
2 The man 's body was under the other air shaft .
3 The pistol was under the main chassis , in a plastic bag , and the magazine was in place , and the safety was off .
4 The mother had pointed out that her daughter was under the legal age for sexual intercourse , but the high priest had explained that the order had its own calendar .
5 The local Soviet was under the firm control of the SRs .
6 Every part of the city was under the one roof :
7 For the next eleven years , the country was under the effective control of the army , and as its commander-in-chief , Oliver Cromwell , and most of his fellow officers were far from convinced of the need for any state church , and firmly opposed to any compulsory religious system , Presbyterianism was consigned to a limited and localized presence .
8 In fact , my level was under the lowest measurement given , which is 3.1 .
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