Example sentences of "[modal v] not [verb] the right [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | They might or might not ask spot the point , they may or may not answer the right questions , but you 're in a marvellous point of view , position , to actually be able to spot angles . |
2 | Some of the smaller , poorer countries may not have the right equipment or training for the new types of job . |
3 | I thought for a moment , but could not find the right answer . |
4 | I wanted to speak to her but I could not find the right words . |
5 | Jan Turner says that he helped organise an evererst marathon a few years ago and one sad thing about that was the local runners could not afford the right equipment or did n't have the money to tarin … so he 's here to help them |
6 | A SHORT-SIGHTED burglar tried to break into an optician 's but could n't see the right way in . |
7 | Jeanette knew exactly how she wanted to look on here wedding day , but could n't find the right dress pattern . |
8 | But surgeons were forced to call it a day because they could n't find the right tools for the job . |
9 | The island was a small one in the this has got a heart middle of the pond I could n't find the right line that 's why I did that . |
10 | Because the police could n't get the right person , the next best was going to have to do . |
11 | I could n't get the right bolts . |
12 | ‘ I can remember phone numbers , decks of cards , all the Olympic medal-winners going back a century but I could n't remember the right day on which to turn up — at least I was n't a week late . ’ |
13 | Fletcher is clearly concerned that some of England 's key players would not get the right amount of rest before the start of the new season . |
14 | She did n't have any idea of the way you eased into queries of this sort , and to have a jukebox banging out the Rolling Stones would not provide the right background . |
15 | ‘ Sort of , but it would n't create the right impression . ’ |
16 | If the dancefloor at a gig is n't happening , the gig wo n't be as good for everybody ; if the lighting did n't suit the hall , you would n't get the right atmosphere . |
17 | Skill is one of the most important elements in the champion 's make-up , because if he ca n't perform the right technique at the right time and in the right way , he will never make it to the winner 's rostrum . |
18 | She said sometimes , of school , ‘ But I ca n't make the right conversation , ’ and it was true . |
19 | I want a bloody jack but I ca n't pick the right bugger . |
20 | If you ca n't find the right person to talk to , you could phone one of the numbers at the end of this leaflet . |
21 | Most of us get muddled , most of us ca n't find the right word , most of us ‘ um ’ and ‘ er ’ at various points as we 're talking . |
22 | If you ca n't find the right staff , perhaps you 're looking in the wrong place . |
23 | ‘ We have jobs that we ca n't fill because we ca n't find the right quality person for them , ’ admits Charles Macleod of Robert Half . |
24 | We can allow for traffic , bike breakdown , rider ca n't find the right doorway , whatever . |
25 | It is necessary for the painter to make the distinction because unless what he captures on his canvas is what Reid calls ‘ the appearance of objects to the eye ’ the viewer of the painting will not make the right judgements . |
26 | Most of these universes will not provide the right conditions for the development of the complicated structures needed for intelligent life . |
27 | I 'm sure they are in a mess and perhaps you will not find the right thing , after all . ’ |
28 | That hand of mine wo n't go the right shape although I 've tried , I knew it would deform joints and so I put all my efforts into spreading them the opposite way , but I have n't won on that one , can you see ? |
29 | No we wo n't have the right drill bit ! |
30 | It stands to reason that you can not find the right person to do a job unless you know yourself exactly what that job is . |