Example sentences of "[v-ing] on the right " in BNC.
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| 1 | The President of the United States has to press one button , the man on the spot another : the radio frequencies are so wildly different that the chances of anyone happening on the right combination are billions to one . ’ |
| 2 | I dare say a good many rabbits would have kept quiet and thought about keeping on the right side of the Chief , but I 'm afraid I 'm not much good at that . |
| 3 | DRIVING ON THE RIGHT LINES ? |
| 4 | He 'd hired a smart car for their visit ; he joked with Mary Rose about driving on the right side of the road . |
| 5 | Is this just an aberration , if you look at the road markings , you 'll see it seems to be official , cos the road is marked out for driving on the right , and the reason is that er , traffic law in this country says , that vehicles drive on the left , except in Savoy Street . |
| 6 | A lifetime of measuring men 's inside legs and making weak jokes about dressing on the right side or the left — ‘ of the bedroom , I mean , sir ! |
| 7 | Wise , operating on the right side of the pitch close to the United dugout , said : ‘ I heard nothing and I saw nothing . |
| 8 | Then a little genuine humility will help you to work on the negative side and this will get you going on the right track . |
| 9 | Deciding on the right level for a band depends on the policy ideas which characterize different agents . |
| 10 | These methods , therefore , are only a beginning to your deciding on the right goal weight for you . |
| 11 | Many complaints are worse ( < ) lying on the right side . |
| 12 | The patient was thereafter allowed to move about freely apart from lying on the right side . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | It is unhelpful if Ministers or others speaking on the right hon. Gentleman 's behalf suggest that internment will not be used or that it is not a viable and justifiable means of dealing with those whose training and speciality is keeping themselves out of the courts and out of the hands of those on whom we depend to impose justice for the deaths that have occurred in Northern Ireland . |
| 15 | Establishing rapport is the process of getting on the right wavelength with someone — usually , but not inevitably , with someone you are meeting for the first time . |
| 16 | McAllister was never able to provide the influential play he produces at Leeds and I do n't think he likes performing on the right hand side . |
| 17 | Jorghino , suddenly spring-heeled and full of running on the right wing , outflanked the Dutch defence before producing an inspired centre . |
| 18 | On the contrary , they form the foundation blocks to all that follows , and serve as a constant reminder of the need to ensure that we are building on the right foundation and that the materials with which we build have spiritual survival capability ( 1 Cor. |
| 19 | Sitting on the right side of the room means that left eye movements bring the centre of the room into view whereas right eye movements do the opposite . |
| 20 | What will the Scottish electorate think when they discover what the millionaire Secretary of State for the Environment , who is sitting on the right hon. Gentleman 's left , has to pay ? |
| 21 | There is a war on , Britain is fighting on the right side . |
| 22 | Gas gangrene , for which an effective cure was not discovered till a few weeks before the Armistice , claimed an ever-increasing toll ; during the April fighting on the Right Bank , one French regiment had thirty-two officers wounded of whom no fewer than nineteen died subsequently , mostly from gas gangrene . |
| 23 | ‘ He has been playing on the right side and doing very well , ’ said Bingham who has always been a Black admirer . |
| 24 | A professional finish is achieved in part by showing a minimum amount of stitching on the right side of the fabric . |
| 25 | Now it 's not John Major and it 's not Martin Brandon Bravo and it 's not the Sheriff although we 're thinking on the right lines there , and it 's not Kenneth Clarke or Brian Clough and it certainly is n't Dennis McCarthy and it 's not D H Lawrence either . |
| 26 | Maintaining control over which is the most up-to-date version of the document can be a problem unless there 's centralized organization , logging who 's done what and making sure that everyone 's working on the right version . |