Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] right [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | growing areas , from Canada to Australia , were placed in the right latitudes . |
| 2 | These lessons were given at the right time and were invaluable in later life . |
| 3 | As all the carcinomas were located on the right side of the colon , except the rectal carcinoma , which was found by rigid sigmoidoscopy , barium enema would seem to be an appropriate initial method of investigation . |
| 4 | Subalterns posted to the Indian Army were expected to kill a tiger in order to prove that they were made of the right stuff . |
| 5 | Because they were made of the right kind of iron ? |
| 6 | Six left handers were operated on the right hemisphere of whom one was affected by stimulation and also showed aphasia post-operatively . |
| 7 | However , surely if they were used in the right situations , then they could be extremely useful ? |
| 8 | ‘ You were waiting for the right person . ’ |
| 9 | I think , you know , you , you were going down the right track , you 've got ta be really . |
| 10 | Last night , he must have done about three grams of the white stuff , plus cognac to stop the shakes , plus not going to bed all night , plus having to behave like a serious grown-up with his trainer and make sure his homes were going to the right races in the right countries at the right time , plus a screaming anxiety attack about his father and Butler and the mess his life was in , plus the horrific combined effects of the morning and the country air . |
| 11 | But he added that , with three-quarters of the company 's business now overseas , foreign exchange rates were moving in the right direction . |
| 12 | But he added that , with three-quarters of the company 's business now overseas , foreign exchange rates were moving in the right direction . |
| 13 | By contrast with the previous recording , only one embolic signal was detected in the left middle cerebral artery during the whole 20 min ; again none were detected on the right side . |
| 14 | Pointing out that on thc Left Bank , Côte 304 and most of the Mort Homme had now been captured , he urged the irresolute Commander-in-Chief that all could yet be won at Verdun , if only the offensive were continued on the Right Bank . |
| 15 | Indwelling venous cannulae were inserted into the right forearm for infusion of G17 and into the left forearm for blood sampling . |
| 16 | Boxes , bags , sacks and coloured packets were piled along the right side of the store . |
| 17 | As Laura Davies was struggling with a right hand injured in a cricketing accident on the eve of the tournament , registering a 79 in the first round , Pam Wright was putting together the most meticulous of level-par 73s . |
| 18 | His only choice at present was to wait for the right moment to play his hand . |
| 19 | We have argued that even broadcasting was biased towards the right wing and , separately , towards the government of the day . |
| 20 | Our content analysis of television during the election campaign seems to suggest that television was biased towards the right wing and , separately , towards the government of the day . |
| 21 | Similarly teams of medical advisers were brought down to William Osborne to inspect and comment on the level and location of medical equipment so that as the boat was built the right equipment was installed in the right place . |
| 22 | I know because many years ago I happened to be in the right place , in the ambulance I was driving at the right time and was able to e effect a rescue of an old woman from her smoke filled house at Burstill Ten minutes later I could not have done it because of the smoke . |
| 23 | She was stumbling for the right words . |
| 24 | A graphics display screen could be used to switch rapidly from one map to another ; this would have the advantage of economy ( in that costly high-quality paper maps would not be needed by each participant ) and would be one way of ensuring that everyone was looking at the right map at any particular time . |
| 25 | Northampton back Hunter was named on the right wing to face South Africa after his sensational two-try debut against Canada at Wembley . |
| 26 | The three-year-old collie , Bob , was stabbed in the right eye and hit across the head with an iron pipe . |
| 27 | He was one of the people who actually made the series , but I have to say that I never thought his career was channelled in the right direction . |
| 28 | She could see that he was searching for the right words , the very thing that would describe what he had felt , what he had experienced at that moment . |
| 29 | He was searching for the right doctor — he meant a doctor for his soul — and kept falling into the hands of quacks . |
| 30 | ‘ Launch ’ is an apt term : it was never his intention to control or manipulate the Council , for it was a sovereign body under his presidency ; his duty was to see that it was heading in the right direction . |