Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] been under [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Reconciled Dominions had been under the control of Yzordderrex 's Autarch for over a century , and every time Godolphin returned from a trip he had new signs of unrest to report . |
| 2 | By contrast , the regulation of the international economy in earlier periods had been under the domination of London , pivoting around London 's capital markets and the pound sterling which acted as the main form of international money . |
| 3 | ‘ Mr Taylor has completed ignored the fact that Catholics have been under the jackboot of the IRA and loyalists for over 20 years and it is ridiculous to say that they have not been living in fear . ’ |
| 4 | One of the country 's tallest trees has been under the doctor . |
| 5 | Hitherto such bodies had been under the sway of the main committee chairman , but now they began to acquire a life of their own . |
| 6 | The gunman is thought by detectives to have been under the influence of ‘ crack ’ cocaine . |
| 7 | Improved sanitation , infection and vector control , betterment of nutrition , vaccinations , and maternal and child health programmes have been under the purview of local health authorities in the ministries of health . |