Example sentences of "were [verb] [prep] the right [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | growing areas , from Canada to Australia , were placed in the right latitudes . |
| 2 | These lessons were given at the right time and were invaluable in later life . |
| 3 | As all the carcinomas were located on the right side of the colon , except the rectal carcinoma , which was found by rigid sigmoidoscopy , barium enema would seem to be an appropriate initial method of investigation . |
| 4 | Subalterns posted to the Indian Army were expected to kill a tiger in order to prove that they were made of the right stuff . |
| 5 | Because they were made of the right kind of iron ? |
| 6 | Six left handers were operated on the right hemisphere of whom one was affected by stimulation and also showed aphasia post-operatively . |
| 7 | However , surely if they were used in the right situations , then they could be extremely useful ? |
| 8 | ‘ You were waiting for the right person . ’ |
| 9 | I think , you know , you , you were going down the right track , you 've got ta be really . |
| 10 | Last night , he must have done about three grams of the white stuff , plus cognac to stop the shakes , plus not going to bed all night , plus having to behave like a serious grown-up with his trainer and make sure his homes were going to the right races in the right countries at the right time , plus a screaming anxiety attack about his father and Butler and the mess his life was in , plus the horrific combined effects of the morning and the country air . |
| 11 | But he added that , with three-quarters of the company 's business now overseas , foreign exchange rates were moving in the right direction . |
| 12 | But he added that , with three-quarters of the company 's business now overseas , foreign exchange rates were moving in the right direction . |
| 13 | By contrast with the previous recording , only one embolic signal was detected in the left middle cerebral artery during the whole 20 min ; again none were detected on the right side . |
| 14 | Pointing out that on thc Left Bank , Côte 304 and most of the Mort Homme had now been captured , he urged the irresolute Commander-in-Chief that all could yet be won at Verdun , if only the offensive were continued on the Right Bank . |
| 15 | Indwelling venous cannulae were inserted into the right forearm for infusion of G17 and into the left forearm for blood sampling . |
| 16 | Boxes , bags , sacks and coloured packets were piled along the right side of the store . |