Pattern: V in n

The pattern can be best understood by viewing the interactive construction network link above.

To examine the individual constructions please see the tables below:

Examples
…groups collaborated in a closer examination of the problems students find… (BNC)
They were lying in joint third place behind France and Spain. (BNC)
…everyone broke out in a massive round of applause. (BNC)
…people working in the retail industry… (BNC)
… we saw nobody on the ridge at all, and luxuriated in the surprising solitude… (BNC)
Constructions
1. The ride in a vehicle construction2. The appear in a film constructions3. The land in trouble construction4. The lie in second place construction5. The stick in the mind construction6. The train in a field construction.7. The lecture in a field construction8. The work in sales construction.
9. The believe in something construction10. The delight in something construction11. The participate in an activity construction12. The succeed in an activity construction13. The help in an activity construction14. The collaborate in an activity construction15. The increase in quantity construction.16. The abound in something construction
17. The consist in something construction18. The burst out in entity construction19. The end in a conclusion construction

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