Example sentences of "[adv prt] under the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a long silence and they lay absolutely still and grew cold together in the draught coming in under the closed door . |
| 2 | Most of the houses down here were divided into.two flats , two front doors squeezed in under the tiny porch . |
| 3 | I 'm not sure though of where he 'd fit in under the current team structure . |
| 4 | Since last week 's bumper post bag caused our 50-storey multi-plex office block to cave in under the sheer weight of ever-hopeful readers ' entries , we here at Bizzerk have had to temporarily relocate to a Hawaiian island where cargo boats deliver letters by the sackload for our native postal workers to process . |
| 5 | Since last week 's bumper post bag caused our 50-storey multi-plex office block to cave in under the sheer weight of ever-hopeful readers ' entries , we here at Bizzerk have had to temporarily relocate to a Hawaiian island where cargo boats deliver letters by the sackload for our native postal workers to process . |
| 6 | He scooped mud on to his forehead and cheeks and kept close in under the dripping leaf canopy cloaking the bank . |
| 7 | A fair number of final bids which came in under the reserve price were later accepted . |
| 8 | ‘ And where do I fit in under the new organisation ? ’ |
| 9 | Human life has achieved such a high density of population , however , and has such domination , that the structure of our environment is in danger of breaking down under the relentless punishment we are giving our habitat . |
| 10 | Using sensitive earthquake-detecting instruments ( seismographs or seismometers ) , it is possible to pin down quite precisely the sites where the shock waves originate in this region , and it can easily be shown that these sites are confined to a narrow belt which dips steeply down under the continental margin at about 60 degrees , and which hits the surface just where the ocean is deepest , in the Chile-Peru Trench . |
| 11 | Not much perhaps , but if you answer my questions I can arrange for a pardon to be sent down under the usual condition : that you abjure the realm . |
| 12 | She thought of the dream she had sometimes in which she was leaning over a bridge and watching herself drown , watching herself slip down under the clear water and not giving a damn . |
| 13 | By then Cameron 's mind was rousing itself from shock , there were many things he wanted to say to James , but the moment they stepped down under the massive archway of the prison they were hustled in opposite directions . |
| 14 | At the time of weddings , a group of women and children came across the fields with baskets and scarves full of sweets and rice which they touched down under the holy tree to be blessed , before going back the same way they 'd come . |
| 15 | He lay down under the single sheet and closed his eyes . |
| 16 | She held the feeling in tight , she squashed it down under the heavy pasteboard covers of the recipe book . |
| 17 | It went round and round , down under the white water , and up again … under the water , and up . |
| 18 | That was how she saw it and it added to her perturbation just as the sight of Tom leading hay over under the far wood gave her a quite unnecessary pang for she had never really loved him . |
| 19 | Without a specific perpetuity period of at least the length of the term ( if the term exceeds 21 years ) plus a few additional years to cover holding over under the 1954 Act , there would be no right to use pipes placed under the premises during the 23rd year of the term . |
| 20 | In poor physical condition they set off under the blazing sun , marching for fifty minutes and resting for ten . |
| 21 | The trouble is , us council owners will be worse off under the Labour council |
| 22 | The Government 's claim that those on low incomes will be better off under the new scheme , or at least see their financial position protected , is unlikely to be borne out by events . |
| 23 | A court dealing with an offender who is already subject to a community service order may make a further consecutive order , so long as the total number of hours remaining to be performed does not exceed 240 ( as this is a matter of principle rather than statute , the court is prepared to contemplate minor departures , as where the offender has very few hours to work off under the original order . ) |
| 24 | However , some consumers , and these will be the poorer ones , will be worse off under the two-part tariff regime because they consume fewer than x units under average cost pricing , so charging a lump sum fee unc makes them pay a higher effective price for their units or forces them to consume fewer or even to drop out entirely . |
| 25 | After Egypt was conquered by the Persian king Kambyses in 525 BC the Greeks and Karians lost their old employers ; but it is certain from several pieces of evidence that they stayed on under the new management , as distinct ethnic groups , surviving until and beyond the Macedonian takeover in 331 . |
| 26 | There was a lot of dancing to the radio and , later , to John 's guitar ; a lot of Christmas cards were repeatedly sent toppling ; a lot of seasonal goings-on went on under the veritable forest of mistletoe that hung from the centre light . |
| 27 | Crossroads lived on under the Central banner , but there were many more changes in store and some viewers did n't like take to those either . |
| 28 | " I shall only allow those boys to use the range who have attained considerable proficiency in their physical exercises and drill ; and all shooting will be carried on under the strictest supervision . |
| 29 | At the end of this run the river strikes a high bank and swirls into a deep , clear pool , before swinging right and left , on under the old railway bridge , down towards Neidpath Castle . |
| 30 | A renewable environmental fund of 5 billion baht ( US$200 million ) has been set up under the new act . |