Example sentences of "[verb] under [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It went into his upper belly , and caught under his ribcage . |
| 2 | He peered under his ancient hat at Jill , who noticed that his eyes were blue and very bright , although his face was old and seamed and wrinkled . |
| 3 | In 1993 , eight years short of its 250th anniversary , and still trading under its original name , it has fewer branches than Thins and a turnover probably around £13m ( Thins is believed to be around £15m ) . |
| 4 | They ventured under its rays for breakfast and tea and lolled about in it during the afternoons . |
| 5 | Satan was bruised under her feet … ‘ |
| 6 | Sounds like one of those magazines Miss Whipple used to hide under her bed … |
| 7 | A faint wash of colour rose under her skin and she rose from the table and walked to the counter . |
| 8 | Encouraged , David pushed aside the flimsy bra , and his sensitive fingers gently kneaded the soft flesh that swelled under his touch . |
| 9 | Scales said , ‘ It looks bad for young Choak ; in his case there 's a double motive , the money which he stole and has to pay back and what he could reasonably have expected under his uncle 's will . ’ |
| 10 | A self-confessed gossip columnist , she writes under her former married name of Lady Colin Campbell — to me her first vulgarity . |
| 11 | However , I 'm very much looking forward to being a member of N C V O as well as being a consumer of its excellent services , and while I 've got the the platform , I 'd like to take this opportunity to wish Judy every success as Director of N C V O. I think she 's got off to a marvellous start , and I 'm sure that N C V O's gon na flourish under her leadership . |
| 12 | Separately , US PC Week highlights Intel 's unhappiness with the cavalier way in which IBM has been offering to all and sundry the iAPX-86 chip variants it has designed under its second source agreement with IBM , and suggests that the agreement is being renegotiated , and that IBM may get the right to make enhanced versions of the Pentium only if it agrees to strict limits on how many it can make for itself or sale . |
| 13 | Separately , US PC Week highlights Intel 's unhappiness with the cavalier way in which IBM has been offering to all and sundry the iAPX-86 chip variants it has designed under its second source agreement with IBM , and suggests that the agreement is being renegotiated , and that IBM may get the right to make enhanced versions of the Pentium only if it agrees to strict limits on how many it can make for itself or sale . |
| 14 | The last two boxes were lifted on to the small boat , the men who strained under their weight cursing as they completed their task . |
| 15 | In 1989 the Home Affairs Select Committee announced that the work of the Police Complaints Authority is to come under its formal scrutiny and investigation . |
| 16 | This jealousy between a corps d'elite and those who are not able or willing to come under its patronage is understandable , and became more understandable to me when I reached Hyderabad and found that the Institute was a self-contained and sequestered community , and that its comparatively luxurious campus bore a faint resemblance to a military camp , with living quarters graded according to the status of their occupants . |
| 17 | It was his great satisfaction in retirement to know that he was held in deep affection by many hundreds of students who were fortunate enough to come under his caring influence . ’ |
| 18 | That case involved a solicitor who was a salaried partner in the first of the firms involved in the case and an employee in sole charge of a branch office of the other firm giving undertakings to a bank to pay over certain funds which were shortly due to come under his firm 's control to the credit of individuals who were seeking loans from that bank , the undertakings being accepted as security for the loans . |
| 19 | A feathery pattern of ice covered the mud of the yard and cracked under their feet as they ran to the privy , and it was n't much warmer indoors . |
| 20 | She touched his shoulder and his muscles stiffened under her fingers . |
| 21 | With a further increase in temperature the rod straightens under its own weight and eventually regains its rubber-like elasticity at slightly higher temperatures . |
| 22 | ‘ John Onanuga , the deputy manager , has been disciplined under our disciplinary procedure and will be returning to work at our Praed Street branch . |
| 23 | For this we have to thank Professor Hinsley , a highly respected and trustworthy historian , who would not allow deceptions to appear under his name . |
| 24 | I was very strong and he never tired me : sometimes I carried him on our afternoon walks instead of taking the pram , just for the pleasure of feeling my arms ache under his weight . |
| 25 | But the BBC was confused last night over Birt 's comments to a Sunday Times journalist in America , in which he appeared to say that Eldorado would not survive under his tenure as director general . |
| 26 | It was a miracle happening under our very eyes . |
| 27 | Occasionally you can use meetings to reveal good news , or encouraging events that are happening under your command . |
| 28 | And yet when it comes to what is happening under your own nose and under your own roof , you 're blind ! |
| 29 | Amendments to the bill will be tabled — at the last attempt it collected more than 300 , and effectively sank under their weight . |
| 30 | They sank under its cool weight . |