Example sentences of "[vb past] [pn reflx] in the position of " in BNC.
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1 | So Ray then found himself in the position of spending a good many of his working hours enforcing a law which he was breaking himself and increasingly afraid of being arrested by one of his mates . |
2 | Macarthy , the defence lawyer , found himself in the position of trying to defend the indefensible and justify the unjustifiable . |
3 | But NoS was more like a racing power-boat , and Horsley soon found himself in the position of a water-skier rather than a captain . |
4 | Once again the country which complained most about the policy was Britain , which found itself in the position of being a ‘ net contributor ’ to the EC after 1973 , paying far more into the EC than it received back . |
5 | I say , just put yourself in the position of one of those chimps living in concentration-camp conditions . ’ |
6 | Two further points when devising and implementing aims : ( 1 ) give adequate scope to show your skills ; ( 2 ) put yourself in the position of those making the decisions from which you hope to benefit . |