Example sentences of "[verb] at an [adj] angle " in BNC.
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| 1 | Has more yellow on bill than smaller Bewick 's Swan , reaching below nostril at an acute angle . |
| 2 | However , because of the limited scope of the Act , the east front of the India Office would only be seen at an oblique angle from the narrow King Street , and it would not have the space in front of it , as originally proposed . |
| 3 | And although a green glow that is weaker than it ought to be might mean that some of the cells in the area are turning malignant , it might also mean that the operator has the end of the bronchoscope too far from the target , or pointing at an awkward angle . |
| 4 | He was sprawled at an unusual angle , arms and legs stuck out in all directions . |
| 5 | Where possible , cut out the ends of the rotted area so that the new piece will fit at an open angle , making it much easier to fit than right-angled joints . |
| 6 | The one who had accompanied him chasing the car simply glowered in the direction it had gone , while the other one , who had n't fired a shot , writhed by the roadside , trying to clutch a leg which trailed at an unnatural angle . |
| 7 | The church had a narthex set at an oblique angle to one of the outer octagon sides ; it is believed that this was not the original narthex , which would have directly faced the eastern apse ( 195 ) . |
| 8 | Its larger counterpart ( No. 3 ) lay at an oblique angle behind the buildings flanking the nearby frontages . |
| 9 | His shoulders sloped at an alarming angle so that he looked like a pyramid wearing a hat . |
| 10 | The diaphragm , I read , had to be smeared with spermicide , squeezed tight between fingers and thumb to make it narrow enough , then inserted at an implausible angle . |
| 11 | The invader , panting , leans against the wall between the two improbably unbroken windows , nursing an arm hanging at an illogical angle , then slides straight down to sit , legs asprawl in a wide-open V-for-vengeance , on the floor . |
| 12 | Then again , the pen had to be held at an exact angle and Miss Smith had her own very efficient method of quickly teaching this . |