Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [prep] the right [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every girl in New York who is not a singer is only waiting for the right break to come along so she can get to be one . |
| 2 | ‘ But in these hard times , cars are only selling at the right price . |
| 3 | if I may give you a word of advice , you may think it 's rude , but when Mr is asking questions try not to turn down towards him , if you try and face across the jury , that 's what carries the voice if you 're looking at them , if you turn to your left , a bit of your head goes down a bit , it 's only natural , you 're not as used to courts as Mr is , er , he , he , your , it , your voice smothers , it 's not a question of shouting it 's just looking in the right direction , yes Mr go on |
| 4 | Christie 's have got it and they 're just waiting for the right sale . |
| 5 | Both male and female goats may be infertile for a number of reasons , ranging from the male having painful feet to the female not ovulating at the right time . |
| 6 | While he was still searching for the right question to ask , the sound of a key in the padlock made them both jump . |
| 7 | Bryan Gould is as good as gold and Gerald Kaufman is a happy-go-lucky bachelor who 's still waiting for the right girl to come along . |
| 8 | She says she 's still waiting for the right man . ’ |
| 9 | Erm , like getting to the right thing |
| 10 | Artegall fights as a skilful mariner controls his vessel in a storm ( V , XII , 18 ) and defeats the giant by carefully watching for the right advantage . |
| 11 | In this case , the researcher decides how many of each category of person should be included in the sample , but then , instead of selecting them at random from a sampling frame , the researcher goes out looking for the right number of people in each category until the quota is filled . |
| 12 | The very fact that we are considering aspects of animal welfare suggests that we are now heading in the right direction . |
| 13 | Seven months on , how I wish I could say that the Escort/Orion range is at least going in the right direction . |
| 14 | While these figures are still terrible , they are at least heading in the right direction . |
| 15 | THE idea of a computer whizz-kid gaining access to classified data by accidentally brushing against the right button is the stuff of fantasy , according to a security consultant at the National Computing Centre in Manchester . |
| 16 | Regarding community care in general in the authority the manager insisted , ‘ We have n't got there yet , but we are certainly going in the right direction . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ This survey also highlights that we are certainly going in the right direction . ’ |