Example sentences of "were [prep] the [det] position " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other cabinet members made sure they were in the same position . |
| 2 | Advocates of localization were in the same position as the explorers of the sixteenth century ; they knew there was something out there but they did n't know where it was or what it might look like . |
| 3 | Not only were nearly three-fifths of the people here unable to scrape together sufficient personal property to reach the tax threshold of £2 , but none got the alternative of 20s. wages in the year , as did many in the Midland and southern counties who were in the same position . |
| 4 | Because Joe and I were in the same position of being scolded by Mrs Joe , we were good friends , and Joe protected me from her anger whenever he could . |
| 5 | The men were in the same position , but now they were looking at each other . |
| 6 | Their contract had come to an end ( see Chapter 14 , Frustration , below ) and they were in the same position as any other free seamen in Port Philip : ‘ they might stipulate for any amount of remuneration ; and , considering the circumstances , £40 might not have been an exorbitant sum ’ — per Erle J. |
| 7 | And my mother came from the farm along the shore and they were in the same position they worked with boats too . |