Example sentences of "[be] [verb] at right " in BNC.

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1 It has two vertical rows of three teeth and these are positioned at right angles to the shank , to give maximum leverage in use .
2 During a study of the various styles , it became apparent to me that if the back legs are set into the seat rails at an angle , this angle , together with the curvature of the rear legs and backward slope of the chair back can regulate the flair : if the legs are mounted at right angles to the rear seat rail , there would be no flair .
3 In time , with large scale mounding and excess extensive planting , routes could be integrated to a certain extent , but where valleys are crossed at right angles by bridges or embankments , the visual result will always be alien to the landscape .
4 The points must be placed at right angles to the ice for maximum support and the feet kept about hip width apart for stability , and to spread the load .
5 By zig-zagging up the slope the strain can be lessened , but the foot that is front pointing must still be placed at right angles to the slope ( Fig 7 ) .
6 The tendency for spits to be orientated at right angles to the dominant waves is well illustrated by Hurst Castle Spit which is particularly instructive in this respect for the spit does not continue the direction of the coast west of Milford , which is west-north-west to east-south-east , but orientates itself north-west to south-east , thus demonstrating the connection with wave direction .
7 And goods wagons that needed to be unloaded , er would be brought into , er at least unloaded erm er perhaps for the distribution of items in the town , would be brought onto that turntable erm and normally horse , purely a horse hook would be er put on er and swung round , and the wagon , or the wagons , a couple of wagons perhaps , would be taken at right angles into that er goods shed for unloading .
8 Always aim to be carving at right angles to the bone , otherwise the sliced meat will be stringy in appearance and texture .
9 If he is moving to a wheelchair with a removable arm , it is placed at right angles to the bed , and his feet remain level with each other .
10 Actually , it is very effective as a screwdriver , as it is used at right angles to the screw , and therefore provided great leverage .
11 Here two plain banded rings have been attached at right angles to the bit of a key .
12 The leading barge was tilted at right angles and the rest floated gently apart .
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