Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [prep] the right [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These lessons were given at the right time and were invaluable in later life . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Subalterns posted to the Indian Army were expected to kill a tiger in order to prove that they were made of the right stuff . |
| 4 | Because they were made of the right kind of iron ? |
| 5 | Six left handers were operated on the right hemisphere of whom one was affected by stimulation and also showed aphasia post-operatively . |
| 6 | ‘ You were waiting for the right person . ’ |
| 7 | I think , you know , you , you were going down the right track , you 've got ta be really . |
| 8 | But he added that , with three-quarters of the company 's business now overseas , foreign exchange rates were moving in the right direction . |
| 9 | But he added that , with three-quarters of the company 's business now overseas , foreign exchange rates were moving in the right direction . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Indwelling venous cannulae were inserted into the right forearm for infusion of G17 and into the left forearm for blood sampling . |
| 13 | Boxes , bags , sacks and coloured packets were piled along the right side of the store . |
| 14 | His only choice at present was to wait for the right moment to play his hand . |
| 15 | We have argued that even broadcasting was biased towards the right wing and , separately , towards the government of the day . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Northampton back Hunter was named on the right wing to face South Africa after his sensational two-try debut against Canada at Wembley . |
| 21 | The three-year-old collie , Bob , was stabbed in the right eye and hit across the head with an iron pipe . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | He was searching for the right doctor — he meant a doctor for his soul — and kept falling into the hands of quacks . |
| 24 | ‘ 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 . |
| 25 | We might well have to wait for six months before we found a prahu which was heading in the right direction . |
| 26 | I was waiting for the right moment to find out just how deeply your were involved with Elise . |
| 27 | He warned Margaret Thatcher , as she prepares for a Commonwealth heads of government conference next week where the issue of sanctions on South Africa is expected to be central , against insisting that ‘ the regime ’ was moving in the right direction . |
| 28 | With most of 1962 and 1963 taken up with stage , television and film work , Crawford could reflect that his career was moving in the right direction . |
| 29 | As far as Veronica Totteridge was concerned , Theodora was staying at the right house , riding the right sort of horse . |
| 30 | TTX was injected into the right eye of P10 rats and both optic nerves were examined 2 days later , as described in Fig. 1 . |