Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [prep] the right [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stitch braid or fringing to the right side on the lower edge . |
| 2 | You sometimes hear people say that it is not worth eating differently , or getting to the right weight ; they say they prefer a short and happy life to a long and miserable one . |
| 3 | Although getting to the right beach was the first logical step in amphibious raids — as the ISTD Centre had implied in their 1938 studies — the chronological development of these operations was less orderly . |
| 4 | Or maybe it was like the ball in a roulette wheel , bouncing around and looking for the right number … |
| 5 | But much of Operation Gemini is about surveilance , observing known criminals and waiting for the right time to move in and make arrests , of which there have been more than a hundred and twenty since the operation started four weeks ago . |
| 6 | er , and moving in the right direction , a whole nest of things , when you think about , if you 're going to try and influence something that are influenced , but influence is actually very varied in terms of science . |
| 7 | But getting at the right information , and making sense of it , is increasingly difficult . |
| 8 | If you are single and ambitious , then your career pattern and development will be important to you , and any prospects for promotion in the longer term are a significant factor when looking for the right opening . |
| 9 | When searching for the right adjective , bear in mind that your effect on the reader will be stronger if you can create physical sensation , if you can make the reader conjure up a colour , a texture , a smell or a sound , rather than using a word like ‘ soothing ’ , or ‘ lovely ’ or ( worst of all ) ‘ evocative ’ . |
| 10 | During the impact the right side and top of the instrument panel was twisted upwards and to the left , causing it to strike the left-hand side of the straining bar beneath the canopy to the left of the pilot 's head as well as impacting on the right side of the pilot 's face , resulting in minor injuries . |