Example sentences of "under a lot [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our emotions are saying they are under a lot of stress and are needing some help . |
| 2 | Mrs T had recently been readmitted to hospital following a psychotic episode ; Mr T ( retired ) was under a lot of pressure and , following an incident when he slapped his daughter , S , her name was placed on the At Risk Register . |
| 3 | They 're under a lot of pressure because they have to be on air 24 hours . |
| 4 | But I 'm not blaming the journalists , they 're under a lot of pressure ; the CBS or the BBC correspondent has to do the one report for the day . |
| 5 | At CNN every hour they want a live piece , say something different , so they 're under a lot of pressure . |
| 6 | Quiet , steady and composed , Gavin was an ideal partner for skipper Jim Cannon at the heart of the Palace defence and , if the early '80s were a time when our back four was often under a lot of pressure , Gavin played his part in Palace 's revival at the end of the decade although , in spite of skippering our successful 1988–89 side for a few matches mid-season , he incurred yet another injury and was prevented from playing in all but the final three games . |
| 7 | This situation is putting you under a lot of strain , and things will only get worse if you do n't act now . |
| 8 | He takes the view the man is serious , under a lot of pressure to get out . ’ |
| 9 | We put the Wallabies under a lot of pressure and harried them into making a lot of mistakes . |
| 10 | ‘ I knew he was under a lot of strain and pressure as most bankers are . |
| 11 | ‘ They also understand about that at the time Kenny left he was obviously under a lot of the stress . |
| 12 | ‘ The inspectors were under a lot of pressure to produce the report quickly . |
| 13 | He felt that Emerson was going through a hard time in his own life , that he was confused , that he was having marital problems , that Brazil and his family were getting him down : in other words , that Emerson was under a lot of pressure . |
| 14 | He has been under a lot of pressure and he came out and played superbly . ’ |
| 15 | be under no illusions gentlemen that er Keith is under a lot of pressure to put his work to Birmingham and Glasgow , and not to York . |
| 16 | Both were under a lot of stress I think — both with the build-up to the wedding and with the uncertainty of Moonstone 's future . |
| 17 | I 'm not really worried about it to be honest I 'm not worried about any of them , I thought I would actually be erm I 'm actually , we 're under a lot of pressure at the moment but I 'm not actually , usually when I 'm like that it 's all gone I tend to say well forget about it and you know run away from it kind of thing , |
| 18 | Under a lot of pressure trying to get quarts out of pint pots and I think y you you 've suffered the same way . |
| 19 | ‘ Robyn , you 've got to understand — Mark was under a lot of pressure ; as I 've said , this was his first break into the big time , a great deal was expected of him . ’ |
| 20 | This came across in the interview because although the managers were under a lot of pressure they did not appear to be panicked or stressed by it . |
| 21 | BUT in some ways it 's hard for Deane because 1 ) he 's under a lot of pressure to score ; 2 ) Wallace is another good striker who gets many of the chances he 'd expect ; 3 ) the rest of the bloody midfield as always in the penalty area scoring goals ! ! ! ! ; - ) |
| 22 | Now you 're alright , that 's everything should happen there but it is not physically impossible but it 's gon na put staff under a lot of stress and we 're gon na have to play the game of making it workable . |
| 23 | I also wonder how the system copes with changes to people 's incomes , er many people particularly in recession we heard that unemployment in Cambridge is now approaching ten percent and if you 've been turned down by the council , your council housing on your means test are you really going to go back to them at a time when you may be under a lot of stress with unemployment to have your circumstances reinvestigated , I very much doubt whether people do go back . |
| 24 | ‘ You 've been under a lot of pressure recently . |
| 25 | But his wife , who 's the Mayor of Cirencester , said her husband had been under a lot of pressure recently . |
| 26 | Professor Brighouse has no idea why Mr Patten singled him out for attack , but says the Secretary of State has been under a lot of pressure |
| 27 | After that shock opener Bangor , predictably came under a lot of pressure . |
| 28 | Wigan chairman Jack Robinson said : ‘ We have had a long period of success under a lot of good coaches and we are confident John can do a great job for us . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I came here under a lot of pressure , knowing I had to succeed , ’ he said . |
| 30 | It can put pressure on her family , on her children , er put pressure on her at work in her job situation and she could be under a lot of harassment . |