Example sentences of "[be] [prep] control [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 You have to be in control on the roads , and you ca n't do that ambling along with loose reins .
2 How would they like a stranger to be in control of the way they look for the next six months ? ’
3 You should still be in control of the swing after the ball has left the clubface .
4 Whatever you do , do it deliberately : be seen to be in control Of the situation .
5 Both parties , the man and the woman should always be in control of the situation and if for some reason they want things to stop , should have the authority and the power to do that .
6 Wickham was left in no doubt who was supposed to be in control of the interview .
7 In fact , Yorkshire have some good players and if Tendulkar plays as well as he can , he will provide extra runs at a lively tempo , so giving Martyn Moxon more chances to be in control of the game .
8 We assumed that we would be in control of the reaction , that we were strong enough to channel it .
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