Example sentences of "[adv] the right word " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the July 1952 issue of Essays in Criticism a young academic , John Peter , offered " A New Interpretation of the Waste Land " , the gist of which he summarized thus : " At some previous time the speaker has fallen completely — perhaps the right word is irretrievably — in love . |
| 2 | Bringing people together , tirelessly fixing up dates and appointments , putting in just the right word at the crucial moment , helping to forge new partnerships , Milton conducted both his life and his business with an extraordinary degree of caring . |
| 3 | That is exactly the right word . |
| 4 | And " enjoy " is exactly the right word , because as the believer learns more about God his delight becomes more intense . |
| 5 | No , a mere little child , but pressure , yes I mean you 've hit exactly the right word , which makes the game and the big occasions very different . |
| 6 | ‘ No , it 's what you think , you must think , now in this moment — of magic — that 's not the right word — of spiritual power — it 's like a lightning flash — we will be all right , we two , for ever — is n't it ? |
| 7 | Some of the lucky ones took to their parachutes and spent the rest of the war in Germany — perhaps ‘ lucky ’ is not the right word , but at least they were alive . |
| 8 | It 's almost a confession — though that is perhaps not the right word — of the depth of feeling . |
| 9 | ‘ Blame ’ is not the right word . |
| 10 | Erm when I say parties that 's probably not the right word because erm party indicates sort of food and games , we had concerts and we used to put on these concerts , the pupils used to put them on ourselves and our parents were invited to come and watch these concerts . |
| 11 | well certainly one could do that , but it , it , it would preferably if my suspicions if er imposing perhaps not the right word , er define er at the outset we erm the time limits that er are envisaged for the obtaining of magistrate licence or than that I 'm |
| 12 | Well sorry , pushy , I mean we got push not what 's the , what 's the , the , the , not pushy 's not the right word I 'm looking for erm asking in a confident manner |
| 13 | ‘ Hearing ’ is not really the right word for this faculty , because we immediately relate it to our own highly specific sense of hearing . |
| 14 | Sniffing is not really the right word because the vapours are inhaled through the nose and mouth ; some users call it ‘ huffing ’ . |
| 15 | ‘ All the Synergy ideas we 've tried to work out as we went along — ‘ interactive ’ is n't the right word , but that element is important to us . |
| 16 | ‘ Prediction is n't the right word . |
| 17 | Well , perhaps ‘ fun ’ is n't the right word . |
| 18 | Then it was burden , but that was n't the right word either . |
| 19 | And yet he seemed so … not wise , that is n't the right word , aware of life , I suppose . |
| 20 | ( Well , to be honest with himself , he had to admit that ‘ forgotten ’ was n't the right word . |
| 21 | you might 've er I mean you did it right , it could 've been a bit stronger though , a bit more punch to it , er punch is n't the right word erm , you know , well okay look what I 'm really asking for Dave is your help , you know , when people ask you to help what would you normally do , you 'd help would n't you ? |
| 22 | ‘ Perhaps surprised is n't the right word . |
| 23 | No , that was n't the right word . |
| 24 | Richard knew he was related to Tory somehow , but was not sure if cousin was quite the right word . |
| 25 | ( perhaps one should say that as such a psychological statement it would express my awareness that I have the belief rather than my belief that I have the belief , since belief is not quite the right word in this context , but let us leave such qualifications to be understood . ) |
| 26 | Perhaps that 's not quite the right word … ’ |
| 27 | But at that moment the phone perversely decided to break its vow of silence and ring — if ‘ ring ’ was quite the right word for the refined sound by which it alerted her to its sleekly Design-Centred presence . |
| 28 | The next matter is this , that it is known that unfortunately the plaintiff will require an operation in due course to correct a I 'm not sure whether deformity is quite the right word , mm , mm but it is close enough of the foot . |
| 29 | But still Ms Stone has the world at her feet and her reputation remains , if untarnished is n't quite the right word , intact — the uncrowned ‘ Hottest thing in Hollywood ’ . |