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Meoffr Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Live In Sense/Feeling Of

According to google searches and dictionaries, these are normal English:

"He was lulled into a sense of security."
"He was lulled into a feeling of security."

Base on the above, could I write the following as normal English too:

"He lived in a sense of security."
"He lived in a feeling of security."
  

Top answer

" Yes. " No, it does not sound natural to me. You cannot stick any verb onto a phrase and expect it to work.

  • " Yes.
  • " No, it does not sound natural to me.
  • You cannot stick any verb onto a phrase and expect it to work.
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meoffrAccording to google searches and dictionaries, these are normal English: "He was lulled into a sense of security.""He was lulled into a feeling of security."
Yes.
meoffrBase on the above, could I write the following as normal English too:"He lived in a sense of security.""He lived in a feeling of security."
No, it does

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