spanner sentence examples

  • To him an engineer was someone wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase - not someone wearing overalls and wielding a spanner.
  • Using an adjustable spanner open the square on the drain off valve, water should flow out of the hosepipe!
  • spanner into the works of our lives.
  • spanner icon will bring up the rigging guide.
  • Normally a ratchet spanner is quite a bit thicker than a normal one due to the mechanism.
  • spanner in the works... ... .
  • Just to throw a spanner in the works... ... .
  • Some think he's the lube that oils the machine others that he's a great big spanner in the works.
  • spanner size required to fit them.
  • The next step was to try to undo the bush using a socket spanner on the tool, however it wouldn't budge.
  • A hardware salesman puts a spanner into joe's plans for a romantic evening with melanie.
  • A large adjustable spanner is required for the entrance lid.
  • Checking for sparks can be a problem if you don't have a handy plug spanner or a spare plug.
  • However the really great feature is that they are on screw threads, so there's no need to carry a spanner with you.
  • I have a couple of small spanners bought for specific jobs where my cheapo spanners were rounding off corners.
  • Using a ring spanner undo the large union nut, taking care not to spill too much gasoline.
  • They tend to be larger than the standard tap body, this one would require a 22mm spanner to remove.
  • Both of these examples can be called combination spanners.
  • The only thing i was not allowed to take was a very nice set of single ended spanners up to 1 inch.
  • Now you can slide the box spanner over the top hat nut, this also needs turning anti-clockwise whilst holding the tap.
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