Example sentences of "of [noun pl] [be] under " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thousands of birds are under threat because of a delay in designating a proposed site in the Peak District as an Environmentally Sensitive Area ( ESA ) . |
| 2 | This must be born in mind if and when the allocation of units is under consideration . |
| 3 | But need a group of businesses be under the control of a central corporate team at all ? |
| 4 | It may be argued on the one hand that where the owner of goods was under no tortious liability for their appearance on the occupier 's land , he ought to be able to retake them in any event , provided he does no injury to the premises or gives adequate security for making good any unavoidable injury . |
| 5 | The bulk of receptions are under section 2 of the Child Care Act . |
| 6 | A lot of men are under the impression that a divorcee in her forties is so hungry for sex that they 're doing her a huge favour by providing it , at very little inconvenience or cost to themselves . |
| 7 | Reed spokesman Ian Melville denied that the event had been cancelled , but admitted that a number of options were under consideration : one being the merger of the event with the bi-annual Communications Solutions Show , to be held at the Birmingham National Exhibition Centre next Spring . |
| 8 | Here they behaved in such a way as to convince the ASS officers that their lives and those of others were under threat , hence the decision to fire . |
| 9 | A number of recommendations are under consideration , but further information is awaited from the CAA before they are finalised . |
| 10 | He said there was no question of jobs being under threat . |