Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [verb] [prep] the right " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Got her head screwed on the right way , though , ’ said Joe . |
| 2 | The company says the market is tiough … but their figures prove with the right approach houses do sell . |
| 3 | For now , the Clark twins watch the Kray twins on documentary videos , and follow their advice to stay on the right side of the law . |
| 4 | Men often believed that a woman 's modesty could be judged by her ability to blush under the right circumstances . |
| 5 | Sometimes Julia accompanied her , and as they travelled home one day Carrie said thoughtfully , ‘ You know I never wished Ma dead , Julie , but I 've got to admit her death came at the right time for me . |
| 6 | ‘ Ernest has his head screwed on the right way , ’ Ruth said . |
| 7 | Abbess Aelfflaed 's question to Cuthbert , bishop of Lindisfarne , as to who would succeed the childless Ecgfrith need not imply that she had otherwise forgotten about Aldfrith 's existence , but rather that she was testing Cuthbert to ascertain that his loyalties lay in the right place . |
| 8 | While we are n't ruled by the charts , we do want our songs performed by the right people . |
| 9 | Are your eyes set on the right holiday horizon ? |
| 10 | With our feet firmly on the ground and our sights set in the right direction . |