Example sentences of "is [verb] [prep] [art] right [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The arrow with a large tip is placed across the right shoulder of the hero , but it is not clear how it is sustained in this position . |
| 2 | Taillebourg is situated on the right bank of the River Charente , perched on an outcrop of light-coloured rock . |
| 3 | In layman 's language , this means that every reaction of the patient is regarded as the right reaction . |
| 4 | If your wedding guests are not seated in a reception hall but milling around a hotel or house your problem is to ensure that everyone is gathered in the right place at the right time to hear the speeches . |
| 5 | Finally , it is useful to check that the Compact is targeted at the right cohort of leavers . |
| 6 | The ability of each deletion polypeptide to bind to DNA ( + ) or not ( - ) in gel retardation analyses is summarized on the right hand side of panel A. B. Gel retardation experiment with the 140k DNA binding domain deletion polypeptides . |
| 7 | Oooh … heres a thought … maybe Strachs injury looks quite bad , and Wilko is looking for a right back , so he can have Kelly as a choice for right midfield aswell as right back ( and striker ) . |
| 8 | Almost everyone concerned with education is looking for the right direction to go , and there is much talk of leadership . |
| 9 | I believe that the money should be spent now on the services used now , and we must ensure that the planning is right so that the terminus is built in the right place . |
| 10 | Scarcity value apart , the Stag is made of the right stuff by classic yardsticks . |
| 11 | He then calculates estimated sales , co-ordinates with his production department so the product is made in the right volume , and enlists the help of advertising and other specialist services , such as sales promotion and public relations , to help him achieve the projected sales . |
| 12 | On the whole , however , it is submitted that a judicial is preferable to a statutory re-definition , because the existing law , although imprecise , is founded on the right principle , that continuance in perpetuity and exemption from tax should be allowed to those purposes and those alone which are for the benefit of the public . |
| 13 | The amount is shown in the right hand column of the Flight Timetable . |
| 14 | So are customers satisfied that their caring , sharing foodstore is heading in the right direction ? |
| 15 | Secondly , I wish to see our participation at Maastricht emphasising and improving those matters on which the Community is going in the right direction . |
| 16 | I have used this quite a lot for cardigans for an elderly lady , who was a bit of a traditionalist and would not have tuck stitch , in which the ‘ wrong ’ purl ) side is used as the right side . |
| 17 | He has also got a good routine going with his putting now that his caddie , Fanny Sunesson , has stopped crouching down behind him before he putts to make sure he is aiming in the right direction . |
| 18 | Charities give varying reasons for entering the Annual Report and Accounts Award , from wanting to know if their report 's overall structure is moving in the right direction , to learning from specific judges ' criticisms , but in the end , they all boil down to a desire to improve the standard of their accounts . |
| 19 | It will be a modest help and it is moving in the right direction . |
| 20 | It is moving in the right direction . |
| 21 | The child must type the sentence with the words in the correct order , and is rewarded for the right answer by the picture coming to life — John jumps on his bike and cycles to school . |
| 22 | Bde. patch is worn on the right shoulder of the desert combat suit and the sand-coloured ‘ woolly pully ’ , partly above the badge of rank on the latter . |
| 23 | It is generally accepted that in order to watch over an executive , the system of supervision has to be constructed in parallel so that information about the salient issues is extracted at the right time and the process of scrutiny is based on this information and takes place when the decision is still open . |
| 24 | The key to growing giant vegetables is starting with the right seed and T&M have teamed up with Bernard Lavery , the man who grew a 70lb pumpkin and the 16′ carrot , to offer seven of his own varieties of giant vegetables . |
| 25 | Left : Most of the weight of compact camcorders is supported by the right hand on the hand-grip , leaving the fingers and thumb clear to operate the on-off and power-zoom buttons . |
| 26 | The problem can only be solved with patience , and with the realisation that , much as one is posed with the right pressure on the cable release , one may not actually get a shot because of the steady stream of people making their way ( quite properly ) to a performance in the hall itself . |
| 27 | We are constantly upgrading our distribution network to ensure that the right product is delivered to the right customer at the right time . |
| 28 | If we look only at the output we may not learn anything , because if everyone is putting in the right amount of effort the system may still work in the same way as the arrow in the drawing does eventually find its way in the right direction . |
| 29 | There is a war on , Britain is fighting on the right side . |
| 30 | The difficulty level is pitched on the right side of frustration , adding a great deal of playability , but the cassette multiload is a pain in the bum . |