Example sentences of "[pron] position at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | From my position at the entrance to the dug-out I could see the wounded in the sunken road in the same positions they were in before the shelling started . |
| 2 | This meant very little to me apart from a salary increase and a move from my position at the extreme right of the Cabinet table to the extreme left . |
| 3 | The sharks seemed less intimidating , so I gulped a lung-full of air and flapped like crazy in an effort to regain my position at the bottom of the tank , clutching my hair-brush and trying to control miles of floating red chiffon . |
| 4 | Whilst the ladies sat in the pavilion and the knights and their squires stood at their stations I took up my position at the serving table . |
| 5 | His orders were obeyed by more than 450 competitors but about 30 — they were apparently reluctant to lose their position at the head of the race - steeplechased over the two closed barriers and carried on running . |
| 6 | Many dolphins and porpoises are particularly vulnerable to these poisons , because of both their coastal habitat and their position at the top of the food chain . |
| 7 | WHILE Swansea maintained their position at the head of the Heineken League 's Division One with a comfortable 23–4 win over bottom club Maesteg , Llanelli stayed in touch , one point behind , by beating Cardiff 22–6 . |
| 8 | Clacton juniors strengthened their position at the top of Division Three in the Essex Inter League when they beat Colchester B 9–0 . |
| 9 | DEPORTIVO Coruna underlined their Spanish championship aspirations by thrashing Real Sociedad 5-1 yesterday to consolidate their position at the top of the league . |
| 10 | In the Lancashire Ladies League last year 's winners Liverpool have beaten Marple 5-0 to establish their position at the top . |
| 11 | On the other hand , did she wish to end up a spinster — like poor , dried-up Madame Duvalle , whose very raison d'être would end when she retired and no longer had her position at the salon to sustain her ? |
| 12 | ‘ This is probably a stupid question , ’ Ace said from her position at the foot of the table , reaching out for another piece of fruit , ‘ but are all these bits you , or what ? ’ |
| 13 | It is an idol , a false , man-made attempt at redefining God , and its position at the very heart of the Craft , as the innermost secret , simply serves to show how freemasonry stands on a spurious foundation . ’ |
| 14 | ( Its position at the front of the volume was later regretted by Wordsworth as some readers were put off . ) |
| 15 | The duty of this Committee is confined to considering " the position of English " in our whole educational system , which of course includes , and in our reference expressly stated to include its position at the Universities . |
| 16 | Give a fair review of the development of the company during the year and of its position at the balance sheet date . |
| 17 | The deadly weapon that will destroy the eight twelves and restore the mighty Chelonian race to its position at the top of the universal tree ! ’ |
| 18 | It is well placed for excursions to the most spectacular part of the lake , and a region through its position at the corner , where the main lake turns south to face the high massif of the Gotthard and the route which has always beckoned northern traders , adventurers , mercenary soldiers — and nowadays tourists towards the southern lands . |
| 19 | Its position at the centre of cities and in most suburban , country-town , and rural communities meant that it was accessible to all classes . |
| 20 | Such technical advances , combined with a sound understanding of fundamental catalyst chemistry , will ensure that Johnson Matthey retains its position at the forefront of autocatalyst technology . |
| 21 | In the Champion Hurdle , which he won at 50-1 and in the Sandeman Hurdle at Liverpool , where at 10-1 he gave weight and a beating to some of the best hurdlers in training , Beech Road established himself as an outstanding champion , and although he did not win the Charles Heidsieck Champagne Bula Hurdle on Saturday , he confirmed his position at the top of the tree . |
| 22 | Having made his eccentric gesture , John returned to his position at the bow of the boat and to the strains of a rousing strathspey he was rowed back to the shore . |
| 23 | It may be that Henry had to dispense largess to make it acceptable to his lords ; but the Feoda is evidence that he had somehow overcome potential opposition , and could now capitalize on his position at the apex of the feudal pyramid in the county . |
| 24 | Jinkwa took up his position at the console . |
| 25 | Sir Joseph Banks had pioneered the effort to transplant useful species from one area to another , and hoped to use his position at the royal botanical gardens at Kew to further the interests of Britain 's overseas colonies . |
| 26 | From his position at the Paris museum , he promulgated a new approach in which animals would be classified not by their external appearance but by internal resemblances that could only be revealed by dissection . |
| 27 | The following year his position at the tents was formally united with the newly created office of master of the revels . |
| 28 | Greg Norman regained his position at the top of the Sony Rankings when he won the International at Castle Pines in Colorado . |
| 29 | Russ had also written a number of uncovered personal cheques himself , despite not having an account at the bank , and had ignored auditors ' advice to stop abusing his position at the bank . |
| 30 | Although Franco exploited to the full his position at the head of a non-participant and strategically important European state , he knew that the war would not last for ever . |