Example sentences of "[pn reflx] [prep] the [adj] position " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We have found ourselves in the unusual position of having created our own market . ’ |
| 2 | He can not manoeuvre himself into the correct position . |
| 3 | So Dustin found himself in the odd position of acting in English , while all around him the cast spoke Italian . |
| 4 | 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 ’ . |
| 5 | Without rigorous financial controls , a haulier will never find himself in the happy position of considering a real expansion of his business . |
| 6 | Where Macbeth had been concealed or opaque to Duncan , and was thus in a superior position , manipulating him by pretence , we now see Lady Macbeth putting herself in the dominant position , planning to manipulate her husband : Macbeth is now transparent to her , and she to us . |
| 7 | Squatting : lower yourself into the squatting position , without putting too much stress on the knee joint . |
| 8 | Ideally the British wanted the Americans to be on call in reserve , not edging themselves into the premier position . |
| 9 | I found myself in the ludicrous position of having to judge music I was n't in a position to judge . |
| 10 | I found myself in the ludicrous position of having to judge music I was n't in a position to judge |
| 11 | The WAAF suddenly wound the chair back and I found myself in the semi-prone position with the white bulk looming over me . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The chair was comfortable but low and I found myself in the disconcerting position of having to look up at him while we spoke . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 ? |
| 17 | Mourou , 42 , and his co-signatories apparently intended to disassociate themselves from the pro-Iraqi position of exiled Nahda president Rashid Ghannouchi . |