Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] have been 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 .
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