Example sentences of "be [prep] right [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clasp fingers behind your back and lean forwards , pushing your arms up until they 're at right angles to your back . |
| 2 | My family and I have been subjected to unprovoked stone-throwing and spitting by gangs of youths who I presume are from right wing groups . |
| 3 | The pins must be at right angles to the presser foot , and should be removed before they come into contact with the feed . |
| 4 | Whichever way the boards are to run , the battens will be at right angles to them . |
| 5 | According to Danielli and Davson the plasma membrane consists of three layers , a bimolecular layer of lipids sandwiched between two layers of protein , the lipid membranes being at right angles to the surface ( for diagram see notes , pg . |
| 6 | The hands of the clock in all four diagrams were at right angles to each other . |
| 7 | If e = √2 the asymptotes are at right angles and the curve is called a rectangular hyperbola . |
| 8 | The axes of an ellipse are at right angles . |
| 9 | The cleavage planes are at right angles to one another . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The balance mechanism consists of three semi-circular canals , or small loops which are at right angles to each other , a convenient arrangement covering three dimensions . |
| 12 | Lie flat , bend the knees then straighten the legs upwards so that they are at right angles to your body . |
| 13 | When the sun and moon are at right angles to the Earth , as at each half moon , their pulls counteract each other , producing the weak neap tides . |
| 14 | True straight grain occurs when the weft ( crosswise ) and warp ( lengthwise ) threads are at right angles to each other . |
| 15 | Except in the southeast corner , the properties in this unit are at right angles to the north-south road , and the overall rectilinear arrangement of the plan is clear . |
| 16 | Musician Carl 's on right track |
| 17 | the world 's to right weekend . |
| 18 | At that time it was a kind of derelict brick structure , part of which er over there , the bit that 's at right angles to where we are now , was in a was a plumber 's showroom or had been and this part was actually derelict and had a demolition order on it . |
| 19 | EO is at right angles to AD , locating O on the vertical axis DC extended . |
| 20 | The second cleavage is at right angles to the first and the third again at right angles . |
| 21 | This is most easily done after the third cleavage which is at right angles to the first two , and so divides the embryo into four animal and four vegetal cells . |
| 22 | There are in almost all animals two main axes , the antero-posterior which defines the ‘ head ’ and ‘ tail ’ ends and the dorso-ventral axis which is at right angles to it . |
| 23 | But the imaginary time direction is at right angles to real time . |
| 24 | In a sense it can be thought of as a direction of time that is at right angles to real time . |
| 25 | There will clearly be more shadow when the sun is at right angles to a ( closely planted ) row than when it is shining along it . |
| 26 | The shape of the legs was formed to make sure that each face that had a rail joint was at right angles to the rail which reduces the time and effort needed for angled joints . |