Example sentences of "be in [det] position " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's crazy , it 's crazy , if only people again 'd sit back and look at it and see exactly what 's happening , rather than saying it serves them right , they should n't of done this , they should n't of got themselves into that position they 're in that position |
| 2 | they 're in that position , it 's gon na cost us to get out , cost us to get them out of it and they can go out into a bed and breakfast or they can stay in the house |
| 3 | It 'll be years before you 're in this position again , so do n't give it up until you 're absolutely certain you 've found the place you want . |
| 4 | I do n't think you 're in any position to pass judgement on someone like Mike . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't believe you 're in any position to go calling anyone names , ’ she returned , affecting a calmness she was in reality a million miles from feeling . |
| 6 | Hill said : ‘ I should n't have been in that position in the first place if I had not spun on the opening lap . |
| 7 | And question ten , you should have the word Preventable and words to the effect Should not have been in that position and not have assumed that the other driver was going to do what he eventually did do . |
| 8 | Unfortunately , with a marginally less successful Cup than League record , Athletico have never been in that position . |
| 9 | She had not been in that position . |
| 10 | ‘ They have never been in that position before some of them are classic cases of Thatcher 's children . |
| 11 | Hill said : ‘ I should n't have been in that position in the first place if I had not spun on the opening lap . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's a situation I have seen happen but I am grateful never to have been in that position myself ! ’ says Susan , who lives with actor-turned-writer Andy de la Tour in a house they have just bought in London . |
| 13 | He added : ‘ Obviously it 's a great thrill to be top of the table with Rangers because I have n't been in this position before . |
| 14 | I 've been in this position loads of times , like . |
| 15 | I have to say this is the first time I 've been in this position since I took over . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Billy Bingham has been in this position so many times before and come up smiling . |
| 17 | Damn Lori and her unreasoning jealousy ; but for her she would never have been in this position . |
| 18 | There is a lot of equality when you are in that position . |
| 19 | I have several friends and relatives who are in that position , two who have been left by a husband and it 's absolutely not ideal for a child but compensation can be made by a loving relationship with extended family . |
| 20 | That is true , and many of my constituents are in that position . |
| 21 | ‘ I do n't think you two , ’ said Sorrel , sniffing loudly , ‘ are in any position to take the Mick out of people 's names . |
| 22 | More than a third of single mothers are in this position . |
| 23 | To have no line of communication to your own kind available can turn a tolerable solitude into a state of intolerable isolation ; and yet thousands of elderly people , who live on their own and are too frail to go out , are in this position . |
| 24 | If you are in this position , and want to change your plans for higher education , do get advice from the Careers Service . |
| 25 | If you are in this position , or even if you are lucky enough to have obtained a place on a re-entry course , it may help to make a tentative assessment of the skills you feel need to be reassessed in order to practise safely . |
| 26 | If you are in this position and you want to return to work it is worth making enquiries of your health visitor or the local authority under-fives adviser . |
| 27 | In some areas , a large proportion of the local population are in this position , reinforcing the sense of decay and despair now found in many city areas . |
| 28 | If you are in this position it is important to take stock of what you have taken on . |
| 29 | Immediately overhead the DF station is an area of uncertainty , and when you are in this position there will be no response on the screen to your transmissions . |
| 30 | If you are in this position , eg. you are putting LIFESPAN on LIBRARY$DISK : in directory [ LIFESPAN.LSTRAIN ] ( and the directory names for the Working Directories are longer than 20 characters ) then refer to Appendix F , VMS Pseudo-devices , before continuing . |