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BW2/3  #290516  Wed, 08 Nov 06 06:23 AM

It is horrible when he is under torture.

Is the above sentence correct?

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Clive  #290523  Wed, 08 Nov 06 06:41 AM

Hi,

It is horrible when he is under torture.

Is the above sentence correct? Yes, but you'd more commonly hear something like

It is horrible when he is being tortured.

It is horrible when he undergoes torture.

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