Example sentences of "it be [verb] [adv prt] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There is no doubt about the quality of the coal , but two questions need to be answered — can it be brought out at a price which allows a profit and can the consortium attract the investment required to run the place ? ’ |
| 2 | His leg looks like it 's broke — it 's sticking out at a funny angle . |
| 3 | Right in the middle of an expanse of orderly herringbone there can be a patch , identical to the rest except that it is twisted round at a different angle so that the ‘ weave ’ goes off in another direction . |
| 4 | A GREY parrot had detectives baffled last night when it was handed in at a Liverpool police station . |
| 5 | It was standing up at a crazy angle out of a mass of ferns . |