Example sentences of "[adj] and [adv] [prep] control " in BNC.
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| 1 | His body was up against hers , close and strong and totally in control . |
| 2 | Despite the disquiet at the club this year , Mr Stringer still appears more relaxed and more in control than he did when he first took charge in that winter of 1987 . |
| 3 | His voice came out very quietly , like a teacher who 's very angry and absolutely in control . |
| 4 | Fear of rejection by one or both parents experienced in early life will make this person seem outwardly aloof and totally in control , fiercely independent , never showing weakness to the outside world and rejecting others before they are themselves rejected . |
| 5 | She was gabbling , her voice breathy and barely under control , because she 'd raised her eyes to his face only to find the expression there more disturbing than the casual masculine pose he 'd adopted , and which had already reminded her of the night she 'd spent in his bed . |