Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] be under " in BNC.
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| 1 | The British Council 's monthly magazine promoting British books worldwide , British Book News , looks to be under threat , again . |
| 2 | The aria ‘ He was despised ’ can be quite a drag in the wrong hands , but she succeeds in making it one of the highpoints of the Oratorio , even though she appears to be under attack from a boa constrictor half way through . |
| 3 | A vast factory for paper-making was built nearby a few decades ago , becoming the town 's main employer , but its future appears to be under threat . |
| 4 | However , as is generally the case with most benefits hard won from the state , once implemented the recipients unite in defence of it when it appears to be under threat . |
| 5 | It is argued that these groups have a vested interest in distorting reality to ensure that America always appears to be under threat so that they can force the president and Congress to finance the lavish and unnecessary programmes which they desire . |
| 6 | the system of Advisers of Studies appears to be under stress and may not be sufficiently robust to meet the demands of increasing student numbers and course complexity . |
| 7 | The government also appears to be under the misapprehension that it is not at present possible to arrive at any one BR station and demand a ticket ( full fare , saver or railcard-discounted ) to any other on the network . |
| 8 | The cobbler slices through the plastic at points which he judges to be under tension . |
| 9 | If Looking on the Bright Side ( 1932 ) is sometimes spoilt by the fact that the director , Basil Dean , seems to be under the impression he is making a sophisticated Hollywood musical , the scenes in the tenement block where Fields and her songwriter lover first meet are genuinely stirring . |
| 10 | All these approaches have had a degree of success , but the drug scene is a dynamic , creative one where just as one drug seems to be under control , a new threat emerges . |
| 11 | The actions of the gastric inhibitory polypeptide receptor on adenylate cyclase seems to be under the control of an activated form of Gi in HGT-1 cells . |
| 12 | Clark , who took over at the City Ground from Brian Clough last month and has already sold Clough 's son Nigel to Liverpool , said : ‘ Roy seems to be under the misapprehension that he can sign for anybody he likes . |
| 13 | It has been held that the term relates to being under the influence of intoxicating liquor , and the offence is not capable of commission where the intoxication is induced by a substance other than alcohol , such as a solvent . |
| 14 | This reasoning applies where a person goes to the aid of another whom he believes to be under attack . |