Example sentences of "he be under a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Once instructions have been accepted by the solicitor he is under a professional duty ( and , for that matter , a contractual duty ) to carry out those instructions with all due skill and diligence and not to terminate his retainer without due cause and upon reasonable notice .
2 Thus if a member has a sound reason for believing that some malpractice is occurring in connection with the council 's funds , he is under a public duty to inform the council .
3 He 's under a terrible strain . ’
4 Maybe he 's under a different notion .
5 I 'm sure he was under a terrific amount of both metabolic and emotional stress .
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