Example sentences of "[vb past] under [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The street is too narrow to take in the full glory of the design by Fischer von Erlach but the two doorways immediately make an impact , with their wonderful straining Hercules bent under the weight of the door entablature . |
| 2 | For the first two nights Martha peered under the bed for duppies and enjoyed having no one to forbid her ; by the third evening she forgot . |
| 3 | Patrick peered under the dish covers . |
| 4 | Yanto crouched down and peered under the wagon . |
| 5 | Little red boots , quite shiny , flickered under the hem of its cassock as it moved . |
| 6 | ‘ No , no , what they did was attach a slow fuse to the gunpowder and left it coiled under the bed . ’ |
| 7 | Even so , there were times when Philippa crumpled under the strain . |
| 8 | My smile sank under the horizon . |
| 9 | Mokosh could not refuse him ; she sank under the earth , which opened to receive her . |
| 10 | His poor weak frame trembled under the trial , but endure it he would . ’ |
| 11 | Their hands flew to their ears in unison and they staggered under the immensity of the reverberating impact . |
| 12 | The growth of international trade during the long post-war boom and the internationalization of production which have given rise to the new international division of labour occurred under a system where exchange rates were stable over long periods of time , and international finance was dominated by the US dollar , the US economy and Washington 's policies . |
| 13 | The case was seen as demonstrating the legal difficulties involved in using the judicial system of unified Germany to deal with cases which occurred under the East German legal system . |
| 14 | Cockney Davidson cracked under a string of jibes such as ‘ Where 's the missus Jim ? ’ . |
| 15 | Blackburn cracked under the pressure , as Kerslake and Jones lined up for shots and David Mitchell cleaned up . |
| 16 | Eden cracked under the strains of Suez , and his Foreign Secretary , Selwyn Lloyd , came close to cracking at times . |
| 17 | The key they found under the floor-mat in the car , or wherever . |
| 18 | The sooty plume from its stack flattened as it grumbled under the bridge , and Mungo caught a last glimpse of the redskin , still absorbing scandal and sport . |
| 19 | The flame erupted under the fuel tank of the victim 's new Vauxhall , parked outside the garage . |
| 20 | Thank you very much erm I have one last question on this item er that I 've now lost oh yes it was a erm Mr Perry , you mentioned under the logistics savings that were possible er the potential cut back in R A F bases . |
| 21 | He watched as Julie lay back in the canoe and moved under the bridge by pushing against the fiat underside with her hands . |
| 22 | The hand-claps sometimes seemed to be keeping time with my leisurely steps as I wandered under the arcades in the hot night , but that was just a coincidence . |
| 23 | Hearing what sounded like a muttered exclamation of fury at her elbow , Melissa looked around and saw Dora turn on her heel and march off into the orchard , where she stopped under an apple tree and stared up into the branches as if inspecting its heavy crop of fruit . |
| 24 | In addition to the defences above , it is a defence for anyone charged under the Consumer Protection Act to show that he took all reasonable steps and exercised all due diligence to avoid committing the offence , section 39 . |
| 25 | The little hedgehog squirmed under the swan 's harsh stare . |
| 26 | As the nation became increasingly militarized under the pressure of fighting with China , Japan 's leaders again turned to Japanese traditions and values as sources of national unity . |
| 27 | The deserted piazza glistened under the streetlights . |
| 28 | A seller will prefer that the buyer 's only remedy in respect of defective goods should be the express one granted under the contract . |
| 29 | Until 1 June 1992 Coopers & Lybrand practised under the name of Coopers & Lybrand Deloitte . |
| 30 | Early this morning another device exploded under a flyover at Staples Corner , Hendon , north London — the junction of the M1 and the North Circular . |