Example sentences of "they be at [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their shells provide them with valuable protection but like all armoured species they are at certain disadvantages — they are nearly always less mobile , less flexible , and suffer the consequences . |
| 2 | They are at best generalisations and can be misleading as to the relative scale of different features . |
| 3 | When the snake 's mouth is shut they lie flat , but when the jaws are opened wide to strike , the two upper teeth that supply the venom are pivoted down through about go degrees , so that they are at right angles to the top of the head . |
| 4 | Lie flat , bend the knees then straighten the legs upwards so that they are at right angles to your body . |
| 5 | Basically there are two academics in this country who consider themselves the countries expert in the singular on Corpus building and they are at different ends of the spectrum . |
| 6 | However , interventions with other agencies and community development may be as relevant at this stage as they are at earlier levels of intervention . |
| 7 | At low river flows the effects of pollution are greater than they are at high flows , and , if there is any contamination that is likely to affect textile processing , this will show up more in samples taken at such times . |
| 8 | Clasp fingers behind your back and lean forwards , pushing your arms up until they 're at right angles to your back . |
| 9 | It is now clear that there are very few towns which just grew because they were at suitable locations . |
| 10 | They were at all times called by their Yiddish names Bashelaya , Shinageetel , and Riffka . |
| 11 | In civil defence terms the Scud attacks , directed as they were at civilian populations , posed a dilemma for the Israeli authorities as it was not known in advance whether the missiles would carry conventional or chemical warheads . |
| 12 | He would often hold her hand when they were at large gatherings : it was , one friend wrote , " very touching " . |
| 13 | On August 12 a clear sky gave the French duo their chance , and by the following evening they were at 6900 metres , having climbed 1200 metres of mixed ground reminiscent of the north face of Les Courtes in the Chamonix Alps . |
| 14 | It seems probable that elderly people as a whole have more secure incomes and are less marginalized as consumers today than they were at earlier times in this century . |