Example sentences of "[pn reflx] in the [adj] position of " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We have found ourselves in the unusual position of having created our own market . ’ |
| 2 | So Dustin found himself in the odd position of acting in English , while all around him the cast spoke Italian . |
| 3 | One scholar has found himself in the awkward position of having to describe William Falconer , author of The Shipwreck , as ‘ a peasant of the sea ’ . |
| 4 | Without rigorous financial controls , a haulier will never find himself in the happy position of considering a real expansion of his business . |
| 5 | I found myself in the ludicrous position of having to judge music I was n't in a position to judge . |
| 6 | I found myself in the ludicrous position of having to judge music I was n't in a position to judge |
| 7 | I found myself in the curious position of being the sponsor minister of the industry and also the minister ultimately answerable for health service spending . |
| 8 | The chair was comfortable but low and I found myself in the disconcerting position of having to look up at him while we spoke . |
| 9 | Now , with both Liverpool and Everton among the also-rans the two men find themselves in the ironic position of standing in each others ' way with the Premier League championship up for grabs . |
| 10 | Neither would a sovereign state 's government necessarily want to oppose transnational corporations , for the former often find themselves in the unenviable position of needing the latter more than the latter need them . |
| 11 | Will the Minister explain what he is going to say to the people of the Holloway area who find themselves in the unenviable position of having the jobcentre with the largest gap between the number of vacancies and the number of registered unemployed ? |