Example sentences of "[adj] and [adv] [v-ing] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ The life that goes out in love to all is the life that is full and rich and continually expanding in beauty and power . ’ |
2 | It will be implemented by a number of statutory instruments starting in September 1992 and probably concluding in autumn 1993 . |
3 | Each such polarization invariably reflects the values of the writers who impose it , but there is a wide consensus among critics who have written about the literature of the period that the majority of it is unambitious , anti-experimental and somewhat lacking in originality . |
4 | You could behave like a pig and they would simply think how sweet and original you were , whereas if you were wildly in love you would be on your best behaviour , nervously uncertain and consequently lacking in charm . |
5 | Scott 's letter was long , rambling and almost cringing in tone ; nevertheless , Palmerston read it and replied five days later with a not unfriendly letter in his own hand . |