Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] to the right [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Note how the right leg is still flexed , but the see-saw has n't hit the ground , although the bulk of the body weight has transferred to the right side . |
| 2 | You could pick up a seat by knowing the right people , having gone to the right school or being thought to be worth a few thousand — almost the first question put to the prospective MP for Richmond , Sir George Harvie-Watt , when he went up before the local selection committee in 1937 was whether he would subscribe £700 to the local association . |
| 3 | It just so happens that some people get taught or pick up techniques without too much problem ( because of circumstances and the people they interact with and learn from ) but some individuals simply do not get exposed to the right experiences to learn these things in quite the same way . |
| 4 | ‘ You 've come to the right place , then , ‘ she said cheerfully , leading the way inside . |
| 5 | He knew he had come to the right person . |
| 6 | They had come to the right guy ! |
| 7 | It was only when I looked up to my right and saw the board that I realized I had come to the right place . |
| 8 | He knew all about unhappiness : she had come to the right place . |
| 9 | Yes , I had come to the right place : thejumbo |
| 10 | When he reached the corner of the Whitechapel Road he was n't sure he had come to the right place . |
| 11 | He was pretty sure he had come to the right restaurant . |
| 12 | By chance Rose had spoken to the right person as Taylor had been working with a hydrogen diffusion cloud chamber which is potentially well suited for such a task . |
| 13 | The main problem with MI6 at the time was that all the senior people were amateurs who had joined MI6 only because they had gone to the right school , wore the right sort of tie and dined at the right clubs . |
| 14 | It came to focus on a headhunting approach to find this talent , not necessarily people who had gone to the right schools and universities . |
| 15 | Claudia held on to her temper with an effort ; it was bad enough that Dana had leapt to the right conclusion without her confirming it . |
| 16 | Even if you are only seeing a few people there should be someone to greet them on arrival and make them feel they have come to the right place on the right day . |
| 17 | ‘ I have come to the right place , have I ? |