Example sentences of "were [verb] under the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cereals were stacked under the stairs , toilet paper above the door and ‘ thro' the back ’ was the repository for every shape and size of bottle . |
| 2 | I shall then discuss two theories of literary language and of the literary text as a whole , which were developed under the joint influence of Saussure and the Russian Formalists . |
| 3 | There followed a time of uncertainty and bloodshed which was eventually resolved when the republic developed into an empire with Augustus as its first emperor from 27 B.C. The Augustan period from then until his death in A.D. 14 was one of the great and successful ages of man and , architecturally , this is reflected in the many great buildings which were erected under the auspices of Augustus whose boast was that when he came to Rome it was a city of bricks but that he left it a city of marble . |
| 4 | During Elizabeth 's long reign a mere nineteen churches or chapels were built , and only a handful more , including Fulmer and Bletchley in Buckinghamshire , Groomsbridge and St Nicholas , Rochester , in Kent , and St John Briggate in Leeds , were completed under the early Stuarts . |
| 5 | A whole series of technical agreements were also signed ; these were placed under the auspices of the PICAO , and form the technical basis for all civil aviation . |
| 6 | They were placed under the supervision of a senior student , Richard Lawrence of Birmingham , who was to have one guinea a week and board and accommodation at the expense of the College . |
| 7 | Just after the 1914–1918 war , hoops were fitted over the ends of the upper deck and at the same time , the destination boxes were placed under the canopy edge . |
| 8 | The plan had to be dropped , and eventually a British suggestion was adopted , under which West Germany was re-armed , but her forces were placed under the control of NATO . |
| 9 | The guerrillas were flown to Phnom Penh where they were placed under the protection of UN troops prior to resettlement in the United States . |
| 10 | Some other activities involving global manufacturing responsibilities and bound up with ICI 's rapidly growing interests in North America were placed under the control of separate single managements . |
| 11 | Her eyes were swollen under the thick green and black make-up . |
| 12 | In post-classical law the traditional procedural scheme of the civil law evaporated , and all claims were heard under the cognitio procedure . |
| 13 | Betty went over and locked the door , and Lydia looked out of the window at the shadows that were gathering under the trees . |
| 14 | Eleanor had once joked that it was sexist that men were called criminals for flashing , while women were treated under the Mental Health Act . |
| 15 | At the latest count , just over 26 million dental patients were treated under the NHS ; 26,320 dentists are registered with the General Dental Council . |
| 16 | The puppies were registered under the Wellwood prefix by their breeder , August Knecht , who named them Ada , Alda , Alma and Asta . |
| 17 | Those 53 vessels were registered under the Act of 1894 at various dates from 1980 onwards . |
| 18 | And if Pig Street were to fall under the axe , there would be a real rag-bag of properties of every sort razed to the ground , including — from the sublime to the ridiculous — a tennis court and a dung pit : |
| 19 | Millions of soldiers were made prisoners of war , and many other Germans were interned under the Allied policy of ‘ denazification ’ whilst their activities under the Third Reich were investigated . |
| 20 | A slight lift of the eyes and no doubt eyebrows which were hidden under the mask . |
| 21 | His own rooms were squeezed under the roof . |
| 22 | And since they could not bear the truth , these singers , who might in some other place have been wise , were squeezed under the terrible weight of the warren 's secret until they gulped out fine folly about dignity and acquiescence , and anything else that could make believe that the rabbit loved the shining wire . |
| 23 | I remember paramedics getting her out of the car , but I could not get out of my seat because my legs were trapped under the dashboard . |
| 24 | Connelly , barely conscious now , felt as if his blood was boiling , as if his bones were calcifying under the incredible heat . |
| 25 | Other subjects were grouped under the general heading of ‘ preparation for adult life ’ and included : craft , design and technology ; arts , including music and drama ; history and geography ; moral education ; health education and preparation for parenthood and family life ; careers education and vocational guidance . |
| 26 | The two were reported under the new International Cricket Council code of conduct . |
| 27 | Cleveland county councillor Peter Hayden , who represents Brotton , said : ‘ I have heard two women were walking under the bridge just minutes before . |
| 28 | Real and imagined depths were lurking under the probing axe , and twice I broke through a crust with boot and ferrule . |
| 29 | Eighteen six week old Syrian golden hamsters ( mean weight 70 g ) were anaesthetised with intraperitoneal ketamine ( 100 mg/kg ) , their cheek pouches were everted and 50000 H2T cells ( volume 0.1 ml ) were inoculated under the mucosa of both cheek pouches . |
| 30 | It was n't surprising that some of them were cracking under the strain . |