Example sentences of "doing the right [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | But they all knew he was doing the right thing in joining the Legion , for her sake as well as his . |
| 32 | So what I was wondering was er the scheme is in it 's infancy this and I 'm all in the favour of the decentralising in principle , but I think we ought to perhaps look at it a bit closer , and I would suggest that we have an up-to-date report at the next meeting of this committee so we can compare it over a longer term so , as that we might then reflect on a if we 're doing the right thing or not . |
| 33 | An officer 's doing the right thing at the right time is taken for granted . |
| 34 | Not at all sure that I was doing the right thing , I fumbled towards the nearest dish for a finger-load of food , and turned to Sadria . |
| 35 | I was n't at all sure I was doing the right thing but I got up and started towards him as he finally got the clip to slide into the gun and snick home . |
| 36 | All he did was throw up a question mark — was Britain doing the right thing ? — but to us it was the first sign that someone out there thought that government strategy might be wrong . |
| 37 | in doing the right thing , so confident |
| 38 | She said as she entered , ‘ My dears … ’ in a very English fashion , and she said all the usual phrases , and then to me , ‘ I hope you 're doing the right thing . ’ |
| 39 | Doing the right thing for the wrong reason v. doing the wrong thing for the right reason . |
| 40 | And in that moment I realized that by some deep-rooted instinct I was already doing the right thing . |
| 41 | So I I think time has moved on , th the pressure from erm the economic pressure and the right wing pressure has grown and i think we 're now doing the right thing . |
| 42 | Was she doing the right thing in coming to see Karr ? |
| 43 | I hope they 're doing the right thing . |
| 44 | ‘ Cleo , have you asked yourself whether you are doing the right thing ? ’ he asked . |
| 45 | ‘ You thought that you were doing the right thing . |
| 46 | I do n't know if I am doing the right thing , but I want to make her feel safe . |
| 47 | So I believe we 're doing the right thing , I think it 's for the good of the country I think it 's for the good of the company and the shareholders . |
| 48 | For a moment he wondered if he was doing the right thing . |
| 49 | ‘ I hope we 're doing the right thing , Doctor , ’ she said . |
| 50 | Curator Andy Saunders commented that the Museum had been ‘ agonising after they had gone into the sale ’ if they were doing the right thing with WA984 and E-412 . |
| 51 | Yeah I do Stefan , I mean i it 's very vigorous int it , when it gets established and it grows very upright as well and of course it 's deciduous erm some people call it a shrub , some people call it a tree but I , I will think that er Mrs is doing the right thing by cutting it back , especially if it 's a small garden , it would make a better bush in the garden I think if she does that and the these little white flowers really in are nice are n't they ? |
| 52 | If it is your first work of fiction of any great length , I think you are doing the right thing putting it forward for appraisal by the Eastern Arts Board , you are lucky in your part of the country to have this . |
| 53 | Also make sure I 'm doing the right thing as well . |
| 54 | And after phoning Julie , who had agreed to join her in Devon , she 'd also been heartened by her friend 's confirmation that she was doing the right thing . |
| 55 | Steve was doing the right thing ; he was going to marry the woman he loved even though she had a baby by another man , which was a true measure of the depth of his caring . |
| 56 | If only Miguel were here , to reassure her that she was doing the right thing . |
| 57 | He is convinced he is doing the right thing , despite the disapproval of the church authorities . |
| 58 | But , we 're doing the right thing for |
| 59 | The draught from that 's , yeah so you 're not sure whether you 're doing the right thing or not |
| 60 | You think you 're doing the right thing by eating olive oil pure oils but |