Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pos pn] position at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the Lancashire Ladies League last year 's winners Liverpool have beaten Marple 5-0 to establish their position at the top . |
| 2 | DEPORTIVO Coruna underlined their Spanish championship aspirations by thrashing Real Sociedad 5-1 yesterday to consolidate their position at the top of the league . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |