Sentence examples for correct length of rope from inspiring English sources

He was also "particularly incompetent", and was "notoriously unable to calculate the correct length of rope required for each individual hanging; he frequently had to rush below the scaffold to pull on his victim's legs to hasten death".

Operation - The victim stands on the trapdoor of the stand, and the correct length of rope is run around the notch, tied into a noose, and looped over the persons neck.

Play for the correct length of time.

Pick the correct length of time.

What's that length of rope doing there?

Mekas produced a length of rope and ran it through his fingers.

As if from thin air, Guy whips out a length of rope.

We found a length of rope and used it to lower ourselves.

He next removes a length of rope, which he fastens to the lever so that the rope hangs nearly to the floor.

The length of the walk limits the length of rope that can be made without splicing; yarns spun in the longest walk (about 1,200 feet [370 metres]) form, when fully twisted, a 700-foot (210-metre) rope.

The length of rope twisted in such a laying machine is limited by the dimensions of the receiving flyer.