Example sentences of "[conj] he [vb past] the right [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And although he produced the right paperwork , they could n't understand it . |
| 2 | History has shown that he made the right choice . |
| 3 | Anfield 's record-breaking striker is certain that neither Blackburn Rovers ' financial clout nor their present League position can ever console the Scot that he made the right decision on that dramatic day in February 1991 . |
| 4 | I asked Gennaro how he came by the letter and he merely said that he knew the right people to approach . |
| 5 | Burrows became more and more convinced that he had the right man . |
| 6 | He was fortunate in that he had the right doctor at the right time in the right so hospital |
| 7 | He felt great , he worked with class and he had the right attitude . |
| 8 | ‘ The old man was a damn good listener when it suited him and he knew the right questions . |
| 9 | ‘ He is a brave , good man , the best in Rome , and he did the right thing for Rome by killing me . |
| 10 | He says that getting the children out quickly was a priority — fires in houses tend to spread very fast and he did the right thing . |
| 11 | They 'd have probably given him ninety days if he had the right advice . ’ |
| 12 | I asked him if he had the right number ? |
| 13 | Gedge thought Charman was technically the worst of all the contenders but he liked the right bands in The Folk Devils , Josef K and The Three Johns , and more especially , he had an obsessive interest in The Fall . |
| 14 | Because he had the right attitude , he did n't quibble , he did n't moan he did n't criticize , he just got on with the job , and is n't that a little area that we can all work on somewhere , it comes down to that little bit of territory even , does n't it , if we 're given in the ministry and we say oh not there again , I worked that last time , I know that person in that house they 're all working , called on them and when they , I just do n't get , I just do n't get on with them , they 're not me at all , you see , we , we can go on and on in all kinds of areas ca n't we in the truth , but what an attitude to have and I thought this was a lovely expression here , look , erm , on page twenty seven , just about a third of the way down on the right hand side , he says as I have opportunity , I encourage new ones at that , that would take advantage of all privileged service , they 're given , and to learn to be content , and happy with it and just in the next paragraph at the end he says be happy and content in your present circumstances and blossom in a spiritual way in the soil where you are planted is n't that a lo a lovely expression , does n't that show a man who is spiritually alive and alert and awake , and is n't that how we should be , would n't the congregation flow and move along forward , so much better and more unitedly if we all have that lovely attitude that Jehovah service , no matter what it is , we ca n't all be public speakers , we ca n't all be giving a public talk at the district assembly can we ? |
| 15 | Darwin succeeded where earlier evolutionists had failed because he had the right solution to the problem of explaining how populations actually change in response to environmental pressure . |
| 16 | Since he was n't sure of the date , it took a little time , but there was no missing it when he found the right volume . |
| 17 | In fact Nathaniel had grown into a dissolute of considerable proportions by the time Dowd entered his employ , and could not have cared less what kind of creature Dowd was as long as he procured the right kind of company . |