be in the power of
Example Sentences
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It seems almost incredible that I should be in the power of such a small child.
From Girls of the Forest by Meade, L. T.
The Mediterranean, the Levant and Egypt, will be in the power of France the moment a British squadron ceases to have for base a good port protected by formidable fortifications....
From William Pitt and the Great War by Rose, John Holland
It was evident that Onthank must do something speedily, or he would be in the power of the bear.
From The Young Miner or Tom Nelson in California by Alger, Horatio
The question was already raised in England whether for the future it was to be in the power of the King and his ministers, or in the authority of Parliament.
From A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) by Ranke, Leopold von
Elegance of language may not be in the power of all of us; but simplicity and straightforwardness are.
From The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. by Osmun, Thomas Embly
