Example sentences of "[pron] [be] in the [det] position " in BNC.
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1 | I 'm in the same position as she is and share exactly the same sentiments . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | I felt them , if I was in the same position , I would probably drink heavily as well . |
4 | Be bec , the appalling thing is that they 're quite , they 're quite happy to spread this pain on those who are in the least position to burden it and they believe quite rightly and this , this is the I think , that exists between socialism and and and the Conservatism in that sense that whereas erm , you know opinion surveys bear out the fact that people are quite happy , those who can afford it to pay a little bit extra in terms of direct taxation for those service provisions , which are absolutely vital and these surveys have been conducted in public and they have been made quite er er open to the press , er , just before the last election particularly for the health authority and so forth . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | I can report back from Jenny and she 's in the same position . |
7 | If you can find someone like yourself who is in the same position then this can be an ideal arrangement . |
8 | Other cabinet members made sure they were in the same position . |
9 | 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. |
10 | And my mother came from the farm along the shore and they were in the same position they worked with boats too . |
11 | Just to help but erm yes everybody was in the same position more or less but erm and yet they used to help in a s own little way . |
12 | In many ways , he is in the same position as a husband who finds that his wife is infertile . |
13 | The problem is this : if the accused 's intention is to rape and he is in the same position as in Brown with the top half of his body in the building , is his entry therein effective for the purposes of the rape form of burglary ? |