Example sentences of "[pers pn] was under [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 I was under no illusions I would walk into the team here , ’ he said .
2 She was under no illusions — she knew he could never feel the same way about her , she knew too that she was storing up heartbreak for herself .
3 It was under the auspices of arch that the conference to discuss how best to repair Croatia 's war damage was held in Zagreb last December .
4 As they walked down the drive , Constance was surprised at how cool it was under the pines .
5 And he was under no illusions as to what might happen to their relationship if Philippe Chaumont returned .
6 He was under no illusions that water could convey forgiveness .
7 By now he was under no illusions about the reason for the frame-up .
8 You know he was under the covers .
9 That morning they parted under the trees , he never took her all the way to the gates , that would only have made things worse , that morning she looked the way she always looked , rings under her eyes and her whole body braced for the ordeal that lay ahead , how hard it was to leave her always , maybe that was why they always drew the parting out , sometimes it took minutes , just the saying goodbye , they backed away from each other , then stopped and called something out , then backed away again , they called out special words that they 'd made up , words to fill the distance between them , words for the things they could n't say , they backed away till he was under the trees or she was through the gates , whichever happened first , she looked the same way she always looked that morning , except for one thing , she had a clock tucked under her arm , the clock they 'd found together , the clock that did n't tick , the lonely clock .
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