Example sentences of "in the right frame " in BNC.

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1 ‘ England 's batting , fielding and — apart from Emburey and Edmonds — their bowling proclaimed the lack of practice and resolve on a slow pitch which , had they been in the right frame of mind , would have given them an even chance of levelling the series , ’ asserted Wisden .
2 That way , the conference gets off to a good start because people are raring to go and in the right frame of mind .
3 That 's the caddie 's duty , to let the player keep in the right frame of mind .
4 The knack in dowsing is to be in the right frame of mind , not caring too much what answer you get , but at the same time having a clear idea of what you are looking for , otherwise you are opening yourself up to a very wide ‘ waveband ’ and things will get very confused .
5 Coming from someone who 'd obviously never been in the right frame of mind magnetically to attach anything but his salary to himself — money Anwar always referred to as ‘ unearned income ’ — this seemed a bit rich .
6 This in turn puts him in the right frame of mind to be helped to overcome the problem once and for all .
7 Scottish international Durie was axed for the Boxing Day draw at Norwich because he was n't ‘ in the right frame of mind ’ .
8 ‘ By his own admission , Gordon was not in the right frame of mind to play at Norwich .
9 The Scottish international has been dropped because he 's not in the right frame of mind .
10 So Saunders will be back in training with Liverpool today with Souness having to decide if the Welsh ace will be in the right frame of mind to face Chelsea tomorrow .
11 I 'm through to the final , and now I must make absolutely certain I 'm in the right frame of mind .
12 If your cigarette went out the screws would come back and light it if they was in the right frame of mind : all depends who was on .
13 Once one is in the right frame of mind , it is a relatively easy exercise to play spot-the-sexism within curriculum materials ; indeed both teachers and pupils now use this serious game to highlight gender biases in their books and , rather than toss them out , make the best of distorted material to act as a starter for discussion .
14 ‘ I do n't think , Hilda , that you 're approaching this revival of interest in Walter 's work in the right frame of mind . ’
15 AN unofficial fast lap of over 119 mph has put Phillip McCallen in the right frame of mind to grab the glory in tomorrow 's Coca Cola North West 200 over the Portstewart-Coleraine-Portrush circuit ( roads close 11.00am )
16 At the time of writing that message , its author had certainly been in the right frame to oust Theo Sykes from the role of chief suspect .
17 ‘ For putting me in the right frame of mind for facing that rat Silvio .
18 He said : ‘ The players know how important our League programme is and it is a matter of whether they have recovered mentally and physically to go into the game at Leicester in the right frame of mind .
19 Get them in the right frame of mind — keep atmosphere relaxed and friendly
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