Example sentences of "[adv] be under the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And with the current allowance of one hundred and fifty thousand pounds er is reasonably good , in that if you have a property worth say seventy or eighty thousand and then you 've got assets of worth perhaps forty to fifty thousand , you 'll still be under the limit . |
| 2 | The precedent suggests a reference to persons under the Tenant 's control in order to exclude mere callers , but where the clause refers to servants of the tenant ( which some precedents do despite the archaic nature of the expression ) it may be as well to qualify this with the words in the course of employment in case it is claimed that a servant will , by the nature of the expression , always be under the tenant 's control . |
| 3 | Costumes from Doctor Who , Blake 's 7 , Red Dwarf , Hitch-hiker 's Guide to the Galaxy and Star Cops will also be under the hammer . |
| 4 | He believed that women are to be adored for their naturalness , but because this makes them vulnerable and subject to extremes of temperament , they should also be under the control of their husbands . |
| 5 | The shop will now be under the management of Charles Vernon-Hunt , previously responsible for second-hand books at Zwemmer 's Charing Cross branch . |
| 6 | been out with a woman 's erm undressed in front of you you know you 've done the bit you 've er you 've managed to er within three easy steps undo the bra with one hand whilst er telling her you know you 're a really nice guy and there 's no chance of going too far and all that sort of thing and you know you get you get fairly carried away you may even be under the sheets |
| 7 | That copy must either be under the seal of the corporation or company , or must be certified to be a true copy by the secretary or a director of that organisation ( r 8.7 ) . |
| 8 | The coordination and implementation of this programme should ideally be under the control of staff at sickle cell centres . |