Example sentences of "[pers pn] under [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Am I under arrest ? ’ |
| 2 | The sensuous mouth ca n't fail to put you under starter 's orders ? ’ |
| 3 | We 've had you under surveillance since you set up camp here . |
| 4 | ‘ As you know a little while ago there were discussions between this Office and Stephenson Harwood [ the applicant 's former solicitors ] about a proposed interview to be conducted under the terms of section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act 1987 and I promised to provide further details to them of our proposed course of action which is now given to you instead of them : ( 1 ) This Office intends to hold an interview with you under section 2 on Thursday , 13 June 1991 . |
| 5 | We 'll move you to a room of your own — put you under observation . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , we can do something about that straightaway and at the same time keep you under observation . |
| 7 | ‘ Whisking you out here like this has probably put you under pressure to say yes , but please do n't feel you have to take the job . |
| 8 | That 's that 's why I 'm putting you under pressure . |
| 9 | Seats and tables should be treated with preservative before the bad weather sets in , especially if you have nowhere to store them under cover . |
| 10 | If ss160 and 162 apply , their effect is to treat the " beneficial element " of the Newco shares as if it were an interest-free loan to the managers , and tax them under Schedule E on the " cash equivalent " of the beneficial loan , ie tax on notional interest charged at the official rate while the " loan " remains outstanding . |
| 11 | The Swedes at one time , they designed er a stabilizer which was er a type hydraulic rather than a mechanical hydraulic er er stabilizer , and subsequently all the materials that I was talking about , the levers and you know , all the rest of it , were not required , and it shrunk the size of the thing er so low you know , that er the British manufacturers had to look , because the Swedes were then in the market er in a competitive way to take on Brothers or anybody else who were prepared to er produce them under licence . |
| 12 | Er and the Italians at that time were producing them under licence from . |
| 13 | Highly toxic pollutants could be safely disposed of by burning them under water , Prof Keith Bartle , of Leeds University , told the conference . |
| 14 | came unto the workmen and beat and terrified them , threatening to kill them , if they would not leave their work , threw some of them in the river and kept them under water with long poles , and at several other times , upon the Knelling of a Bell , came to the said works in riotous and warlike manner , divided themselves into companies , to take the workmen and filled up the ditches and drains , made to carry away the water , burned up the working tools and other materials of the Relator and his workmen , and set up poles in the form of gallows , to terrifie the workmen and threatened to break their arms and legs , and beat and hurt many of them and made others flee away , whom they pursued to a town with such terror and threats , that they were forced to guard the town . |
| 15 | I found that it was vital to keep them under water when moving them after I had experienced problems with eggs which were accidentally exposed to air which probably dried them out . |
| 16 | He had to acquiesce in the seizure of Church plate and in the appropriation of common lands by the nobility , who enclosed them and put them under pasture . |
| 17 | The oversized designs of the Italian team Dolce & Gabbana are such a big hit in Britain that the mainstream menswear companies keep them under scrutiny . |
| 18 | It took several minutes to gather them back and put them under starter 's orders . |
| 19 | ‘ A local housing authority may perform any duty under section 65 or 68 ( duties to persons found to be homeless ) to secure that accommodation becomes available for the occupation of a person — ( a ) by making available accommodation held by them under Part II ( provision of housing ) or under any other enactment , ( b ) by securing that he obtains accommodation from some other person , or ( c ) by giving him such advice and assistance as will secure that he obtains accommodation from some other person . |
| 20 | ‘ A local housing authority may perform any duty under section 65 or 68 ( duties to persons found to be homeless ) to secure that accommodation becomes available for the occupation of a person — ( a ) by making available suitable accommodation held by them under Part II ( provision of housing ) or any enactment , or ( b ) by securing that he obtains suitable accommodation from some other person , or ( c ) by giving him such advice and assistance as will secure that he obtains suitable accommodation from some other person , and in determining whether accommodation is suitable they shall have regard to Part IX ( slum clearance ) , X ( overcrowding ) and XI ( houses in multiple occupation ) of this Act . |
| 21 | All around him his friends and contemporaries were exhibiting and selling their work , some of them under contract . |
| 22 | The great Florenz Ziegfeld saw the forty-eight Girls in the Folies-Bergère in Paris and took them under contract for a six month spell into his own Follies which he extended to three years . |
| 23 | On their first film together , I Walk Alone , in 1947. they both complained to their producer Hal B Wallis , who had them under contract , that they hated their roles , and that they were grossly underpaid . |
| 24 | Then he adds with sudden confidence , ‘ It was known to men that the demon-enemy could not draw them under shadow ( under sceadu bregdan ) , as long as God did not wish it . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Draw them under shadow ’ may mean no more than ‘ pull them out of the hall and into the dark ’ , but it implies also ‘ going we know not where ’ , dying and being handed over for ever to the powers of evil . |
| 26 | The task of keeping them under observation had been deputed to Davout 's staff . |
| 27 | When the two truckers gave up their cursory attempt to find him and rejoined their companions , he advanced to the edge of the clearing to keep them under observation . |
| 28 | er and you 've put them under business references , are they businesses these ? |
| 29 | It is important to write these plans down and to keep them under review . |
| 30 | His legs were beginning to get twitchy and fidgety , the way they always did when it was particularly important for him to keep them under control . |