Example sentences of "in exactly the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I genuinely liked them as people , I loved their music , and I was in exactly the right place at the right time . |
| 2 | the sky was a beautiful blue , the sun in just the right position for the rainbows to come out of the cleft in exactly the right position photographically . |
| 3 | ‘ As far as I 'm concerned the collection is in exactly the right building . |
| 4 | If you want a better-than-equal chance of success , you 've started in exactly the right place . |
| 5 | He is in exactly the right job : streets ahead of most others in the UK in his number-crunching agility — ‘ in the country 's top 5 per cent , at least ’ , Bloch says — and ‘ unbelievably good ’ at critical reasoning , with a score of 90 . |
| 6 | Your net intercepts them when they return from feeding and you must therefore ensure that the nets are set in exactly the right place — without the rabbits being aware of your presence . |
| 7 | ‘ He is in exactly the right frame of mind to do the business . |
| 8 | Photographing food , especially in close-up , involves very controlled and precise technique — and the constant services of an expert home economist to ensure the availability of the products involved , in exactly the right state . |
| 9 | The music you need one bar of music line with those blobs which are the note heads in exactly the right places . |
| 10 | That I think you I think most people find it more difficult having to group the notes in the right , in exactly the right way . |
| 11 | As someone who has championed the cause of renewable energy since the mid-1970s , I give a warm personal welcome to my hon. Friend 's statement , which I believe to be in exactly the right direction . |
| 12 | It was to be used , in other words , in exactly the reverse way to Cézanne . |
| 13 | While these links involved the provision of some common services , they did not constitute chains in exactly the traditional newspaper sense , since the holdings were not in every case large enough to be a controlling interest . |
| 14 | Finally , consider the word " quotes " in the third sentence , and the common metaphorical senses of " trademark " ( meaning " a distinctive feature or characteristic " ) and " ammunition " ( meaning " some powerful means of support " ) ; these words introduce an element of informality — especially " quotes " , which is a marked alternative to " quotations " — which pulls the paragraph in exactly the opposite direction from the upward shift in register sought in " marital union " . |
| 15 | With loop-in wiring , the wires are labelled carefully , and drawn up into the space above the ceiling , where they should be reconnected in a junction box , in exactly the same way that they were connected in the ceiling rose , and a cable taken from this junction box to the light fitting through the hole in the ceiling ( if the new light fitting is in the same place ) . |
| 16 | ‘ All I am asking , is to be treated in exactly the same way as Dr Wyatt ’ . |
| 17 | We had to weigh up the bid which the managers put forward against outside bids and they 're never in exactly the same terms . |
| 18 | I join the queue that stretches back through three carriages , in pursuit of a warm can of Travellers ' Fare lager — the only substance known to man that leaves the body in exactly the same state as it entered . |
| 19 | In just the same way , you simply ca n't use coir in exactly the same way as you would use peat . |
| 20 | It means the cameras can focus on the lectern knowing that the speaker will always be placed in exactly the same position relevant to it . |
| 21 | As in the earlier case of David II , sent as a child to France in 1334 in exactly the same circumstances , when the English were menacing southern Scotland , the presumption was that she could grow up in safety , until she could return as an adult to rule her kingdom . |
| 22 | The computer is then trained to become an expert in medical diagnosis in exactly the same way as a medical student : by being presented with lots of case histories , and being told what the correct diagnosis is . |
| 23 | While small farmers and part-time farmers have to adapt to a changing agriculture , in exactly the same way as large farming businesses , their options for coping with changed circumstances are fewer and it may be that training and the development of new skills and the reinforcement of old skills are important elements in widening their range of options . |
| 24 | Nina had her hand in the other girl 's handbag , and was begging her for money in exactly the same terms she had used on him while begging for heroin . |
| 25 | In exactly the same way , the draft statutes for the proposed European Central Bank say , ‘ Without prejudice to the objective of price stability , the System shall support the general economic policy of the Community ’ . |
| 26 | The next dose is prepared in exactly the same way using a fresh glass of water . |
| 27 | The steam produced by this process is in turn used to drive large turbines which generate electricity in exactly the same way as in any other conventional power station . |
| 28 | Once the water has turned the generator , it will be discharged back into the river in exactly the same state and volume as abstracted . |
| 29 | Your caravan is like a second home so you should protect it and its contents in exactly the same way you protect your house or flat . |
| 30 | Outhouses and other farm buildings should be secured in exactly the same way as you protect your house . |