Example sentences of "[prep] be [vb pp] [prep] the right " in BNC.
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1 | Despite being described by the right hon. Member for Finchley ( Mrs. Thatcher ) , then Prime Minister , as both ’ unassailable ’ and ’ brilliant , brilliant , brilliant ’ , he is given a much lower rating by contemporary Conservative opinion . |
2 | At its best the combination is uniquely potent — a controlled conflagration which almost scorches the ear , a sense of communicative intensity not as an optional extra , or even as something to be striven for , but as a constant presence , only waiting to be channelled in the right direction . |
3 | Keeping your head above water is half the secret in sport and young Karen Rake seems to be made of the right stuff . |
4 | She felt gloriously immune to the unspoken pull here to wear the right clothes , to be seen with the right people , in the right places , at the right time . |
5 | When he comes , his father must formally ask him who he is ( the blessing has to be given to the right person ) . |
6 | Here again , higher primates in captivity seem to be motivated in the right general direction , but appear to need some element of learning to be able to focus the instinctual drive towards its goal . |
7 | We want our outlook to be confirmed as the right one . |
8 | Telephone campaigning is an expanding field and one that can be very effective , but it is open to misuse ; you can say almost anything on the telephone and campaigners have to be trained in the right technique . |
9 | Wine needs to be stored in the right environment to retain its top condition . |
10 | The main objectives of policy are , first , to enable the demand to be met in the right places , while preventing sites from springing up in the wrong places ; and , second , to allow caravan sites , where permitted , to be established on a permanent or long-term basis , in order to facilitate the provision of proper services and equipment and to allow the occupants reasonable security of tenure . |
11 | Correctly speaking , from the top of the backswing , the space between left arm and right shoulder should immediately widen , without the left arm seeming to be jammed onto the right shoulder and the right shoulder pushing it . |
12 | And finally the determination of his crews to influence an ever greater weight of bombs to be left in the right place in Germany . |
13 | Advances in electronic and micro processors enabling fuel to be delivered in the right quantity and at the optimum time in the combustion process now allow an efficiency to be achieved that Dr Rudolf Diesel could never have dreamed of in 1892 . |
14 | List the following table of points to be plotted on the right side of the graph , then complete the table of points for the reflected figure and draw it . |
15 | the feasibility of creating usable , affordable authoring systems employing artificial intelligence , vitally important if interactive media are going to be designed with the right combination of instructional and content design ; |
16 | However , it is not enough simple to produce a high quality , premium product — that product also has to be marketed in the right way , with the right packaging , presentation and image to create maximum demand . |
17 | Maud liked to be associated with the right people and be seen in the right places . |
18 | — to being lectured by the right hon. Gentleman , who is the man who perfected the poll tax . |
19 | ( It was used to make a " gun-shot " by being popped at the right moment , thereby creating the wrong time for the murder . |