Example sentences of "[noun pl] were [v-ing] under the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet even as North spoke , the contras were collapsing under the very impact of his half-secret operations ; and by the time of his trial , less than two years later , the new administration had turned its back on them . |
| 2 | Connelly , barely conscious now , felt as if his blood was boiling , as if his bones were calcifying under the incredible heat . |
| 3 | In 1975 , the CDC recommended deep landfills , but local officials were working under the mistaken assumption that dioxin 's half-life — its staying power in the environment — was only one year . |
| 4 | It was eventide , the market was finished and both the hucksters and their customers were sheltering under the striped canvas awnings of the small ale booths . |
| 5 | It was mid-morning and tourists were trudging under the blazing sun towards Regent 's Park . |
| 6 | At the foot of the turf cliff , Hazel and his companions were crouching under the low branches of two or three spindle-trees . |
| 7 | Real and imagined depths were lurking under the probing axe , and twice I broke through a crust with boot and ferrule . |