Example sentences of "[verb] at a [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 | emergency lighting system redesigned to operate when immersed and tipped at a severe angle |
| 3 | Unfortunately it must be said that in binoculars ( or , for that matter , in most telescopes ) it is disappointing , because it lies at a narrow angle to us and the full beauty of the spiral is lost . |
| 4 | When the change in angle is made smoothly , the glider will be climbing at a safe angle and will be able to recover if there is a launch failure at any point . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | A very thick hard rail , which you can hardly get your hand around , is often used in the mid-sections of a race board where speed is important , since when the board is sailed at a slight angle the thick rail digs in providing more lateral resistance and thereby helping the daggerboard . |
| 7 | It stuck out of a patch of sand , jutting at a steep angle , about a metre and a half of it exposed . |
| 8 | ‘ He has n't asked me … ’ she tried prevarication again , but broke off when , his jaw jutting at a tough angle , Naylor took a menacing step towards her . |
| 9 | In two species examined the crystals lie parallel to the surface and in another two they lie at a steep angle . |
| 10 | The brilliant beams of their torches were like searchlights , swinging wildly for a second , until they finally converged at the back of a container with its door ripped open and lying at a crazy angle . |
| 11 | His right arm was also lying at a funny angle and was probably dislocated or fractured . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | He was sprawled at an unusual angle , arms and legs stuck out in all directions . |
| 14 | Also , the needles on the needlebed ( plus their latches ) must be in good condition with the sinker posts in an upright position and not bent at a drunken angle ! |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | The implement you need has an overall length of some 6 foot 6 inches ( 2 metres ) , is ash-handled and has a long , narrow spoon-shaped blade set at a slight angle to the shaft . |
| 18 | No matter whether the kite is a simple Diamond in polythene , or a commercial Flare in ripstop nylon , it pays to check that the bridle is set at a reasonable angle before we commit the kite to the air . |
| 19 | A stocky figure with a heavy serge coat and a ‘ lum ’ hat set at a jaunty angle , turned to his two companions . |
| 20 | His grey hat , which he swept off with a flourish as the ladies approached , was set at a jaunty angle . |
| 21 | Young Area Sneaker was the faithful companion of ‘ Chokee Bill ’ , himself a prototypical comic-strip crook with swag-bag and cosh , and in their weekly scrapes with the law — personified for Comic Cuts readers in the ineffectual shape of ‘ Fairyfoot the Fat Cop ’ — he was quite recognisably dressed in a budding Hooligan 's attire : bell-bottoms , flowing neck-scarf , cap set at a jaunty angle , and boots two sizes too big . |
| 22 | He was wearing an elderly white linen jacket and a blue spotted bow-tie , so that , given a boater hat set at a jaunty angle , he might indeed have looked like the late Max Beerbohm . |
| 23 | These teeth are also shorter and set at a different angle from the other teeth . |
| 24 | 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 ) . |
| 25 | The pose had thrust his hips sideways as he leant at a slight angle and his free hand was at the level of his pelvis , thumb hooked into the waistband of his jeans , fingers doubled into a loose fist at the top of his hard , powerful thigh . |
| 26 | Behind them , the Monument leant at a crazy angle , its foundations undermined by the yawning pit beside it . |
| 27 | Its larger counterpart ( No. 3 ) lay at an oblique angle behind the buildings flanking the nearby frontages . |
| 28 | His shoulders sloped at an alarming angle so that he looked like a pyramid wearing a hat . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | I stood at the edge of a circle of standing stones , each eight to ten foot high , with a massive central stone which leaned at a perilous angle . |