Example sentences of "he was under [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | And he was under no illusions as to what might happen to their relationship if Philippe Chaumont returned . |
2 | He was under no illusions that water could convey forgiveness . |
3 | By now he was under no illusions about the reason for the frame-up . |
4 | You know he was under the covers . |
5 | 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 . |