Example sentences of "[be] under the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So if they 're out of the water they die just like if we 're under the water too long we die . |
| 2 | ‘ T is near the castle since they 're under the King 's protection . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ We 're under the Clyde now , ’ he cast an intellectual eye at the roof of the carriage . |
| 4 | ‘ They 're under the hedge and — ’ His eyes fell on the snoring bulk of the human . |
| 5 | if you feel tired or unwell , fatigue can cause serious accidents , never drive if you 're under the influence of drugs or medicines , it can seriously affect your driving ability , always ask your doctor whether it is safe for you to drive when taking prescribed medicines . |
| 6 | So I 've put us all in together as a group entry — sorry , Rainbow , not you , bubbeleh , you 're under the age limit — and I have costumes for you three girls upstairs . ’ |
| 7 | Me and Bernard , if me and Bernard want to go , she di now was she , foot like that they 're under the table , when you see his feet , his ! |
| 8 | Families feel very rejected by professionals erm , in my research I 've found that er , the families of younger sufferers tend to be involved in treatment but they feel very much that they 're under the microscope , that they disapprove , that they 're seen as being pathological families . |
| 9 | IT IS more than possible that I am missing a point , showing a lack of imagination , remaining in the Middle Ages and have my feet firmly stuck in the mud when I am under the impression they are just on the ground . |
| 10 | ‘ After all , as you just reminded me , I am under the Sheriff 's protection . ’ |
| 11 | Judges are under the thumb of the bureaucracy . |
| 12 | ‘ A lot of them are under the water and you ca n't see them . |
| 13 | It is as well that they are under the protection of feminine writers as well as director Antonia Bird and co-producer Moira Williams . |
| 14 | But you are under the protection of the master , who provides food and shelter , protection and care for you . |
| 15 | ‘ Of course there are such hospitals , and the twins are under the supervision of a clinic right now , but I believe they need extraordinary help . ’ |
| 16 | What you are under the surface plays an important part in how you respond to a variety of human circumstances . |
| 17 | Magnaflux inspection can reveal anomalies in a component even if they are under the surface . |
| 18 | In order that he might redeem those who are under the law , that he might bring us into his family . |
| 19 | You have a one in six chance of coming a cropper on the slopes — which is trebled if you are under the influence of tranquillisers . |
| 20 | The false sensation of unconditional acceptance may come , however , when the sufferers from addictive disease are under the influence of alcohol so that the state of mind produced by mood-altering substances or behaviour is indistinguishable from the unconditional acceptance that they seek . |
| 21 | In neat liquids and solutions there is little short-range order , and at any instant different molecules are under the influence of randomly-differing local environments . |
| 22 | I wonder if other readers , like myself , are under the misapprehension that mains test screwdrivers are infallible ? |
| 23 | It is in a practical sense their assets and not the shareholders ' assets that , through the medium of the company , are under the management of the directors pending either liquidation , return to insolvency , or the imposition of some alternative administration . |
| 24 | There is even a talking version of the Windows Solitaire game that cheats by telling you what cards are under the pile , and a special version of Minesweeper complete with explosions . |
| 25 | There is even a talking version of the Windows Solitaire game that cheats by telling you what cards are under the pile , and a special version of Minesweeper complete with explosions . |
| 26 | By accepting the jurisdiction of an external authority in domestic matters , the UK in effect converted her responsibility for the external relations of the Isle of Man into a total responsibility for its internal affairs , and abrogated by a sidewind the semi-independence of the Islands , which are under the Crown but not part of the United Kingdom . |
| 27 | ‘ You are under the Queen 's protection now — for a little while . ’ |
| 28 | When you draw the curtains in the evening , remember not to cover radiators which are under the windows . |
| 29 | Action was promised as the minister said , in October nineteen ninety two by the former chancellor when the Bingham report was published , but I believe that these proposals are under the bear minimum requested by Bingham and they hardly live up er to the er minister 's announcement at the beginning of his speech . |
| 30 | During the period of controlled prices , those that are under the regulator 's eye have fallen by 27 per cent . |