Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] have [be] under " in BNC.
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1 | Since its ‘ theft ’ my living room has been under siege from Mark ‘ The Scoop ’ Crowe , the Argus sports hack . |
2 | The Institute of Directors has pointed out that ‘ the 5th Company Law Directive has been under discussion since 1972 , with no agreement yet in sight ’ . |
3 | From January 1993 , the Land Assessment business has been under the operational control of Iain Ferrier , supported by Nigel Board and Peter Constantine in the South . |
4 | In today 's attack one of the shot workmen was hit as he tried to make a run for it at Gortree Park where a major housing renovation scheme has been under way since before Christmas . |
5 | The Wackersdorf reprocessing complex had been under construction for seven years behind barricades . |
6 | Proposals for the development of a Taurus system have been under consideration for much of this decade . |
7 | Idly he turned to the London addendum that had been recently updated while the shipping contract had been under negotiation . |
8 | The finances of the betting industry have been under pressure as well . |