Sentence examples for been under shell from inspiring English sources

All day we have been under shell, mortar and machine gun fire.

The timing of Qubair massacre is not clear so far, but the ranch, as they call it, was under shelling since 1pm on 6 June.

The town escaped most of fighting since the conflict began but has been under heavy shelling for three days.

The army held its fire to allow civilians to leave ethnic Albanian rebel areas that had been under heavy shelling, but there was no sign of a significant exodus.

That was what appeared to be happening near Debaltseve, where Ukrainian soldiers told the Guardian that they had been under heavy shelling for two days but had seen "intensified fighting" on Friday.

The activist, who gave his name as Derar, said the town had been under heavy shelling since the morning and that he had seen about two dozen soldiers defect and burn a seized tank.

Staff say they are worried they are unable to access some areas, such as the town of Debaltseve where civilians have been under heavy shelling and unable to reach safety for several days.

The Local Coordination Committees, an opposition coalition, said at least 103 people died, 32 of them in the central city of Homs, which has been under government shelling for three weeks.

He uses euphemisms, talking about mentally ill people as being "under the shell" or "coming out from the shell" after treatment.

One great example is that of the "gambling" cat who plays with the owner's mixed about walnut shells and still guesses where the hidden item is under the shell.[2] Something like that can really engage viewers.

The gentile is certain that the pea is under the shell on the left, but when he bets on it, the shell on the left has nothing under it.