Example sentences of "be [vb pp] in the right [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ It is apparent that a step has been made in the right direction … the property will soon be entirely under comparatively well-to-do tenants .
2 A plan must also be drawn up to ensure that parts are made in the right order for assembly .
3 Oh , right , erm , I think Shropshire 's well placed for this sort of work , I remember when Shrewsbury was , was chosen for Christmas Carol , I mean not Stratford , not Chester , not the obvious places that spring to mind , but somewhere different , and I , I think Shropshire may be full of places which are not the obvious place , but which film companies may be able to find if they 're shown in the right direction , so I would certainly propose that we , you know , follow this line .
4 So it 's not a shortage of specialists , it 's a shortage of the erm importance both L E A's and schools give to the subject and make sure that the specialisms are used in the right place .
5 After all , in Paris and Rome , Copenhagen and Amsterdam , I had frequently made a complete mess of whole sentences , much less place names , and had generally been set in the right direction , after a little bit of repetition and a lot of hand waving .
6 Prayer must be approached in the right spirit of humility .
7 Above all , it must be built in the right place .
8 It has been almost impossible for them to acquire the artistic infrastructure that should surround those works so that they can be seen in the right scholarship context .
9 This obviously must be channelled in the right direction !
10 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 .
11 But again , I emphasize , it must be sold in the right situation .
12 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 .
13 Wine needs to be stored in the right environment to retain its top condition .
14 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 .
15 And finally the determination of his crews to influence an ever greater weight of bombs to be left in the right place in Germany .
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 While the leash may be held in the right hand , the dog is invariably positioned on the left .
18 It 's not been run in the right manner at all .
19 If your wedding guests are not seated in a reception hall but milling around a hotel or house your problem is to ensure that everyone is gathered in the right place at the right time to hear the speeches .
20 I believe that the money should be spent now on the services used now , and we must ensure that the planning is right so that the terminus is built in the right place .
21 He then calculates estimated sales , co-ordinates with his production department so the product is made in the right volume , and enlists the help of advertising and other specialist services , such as sales promotion and public relations , to help him achieve the projected sales .
22 The amount is shown in the right hand column of the Flight Timetable .
23 And I do n't think it need come to that , not if it 's handled in the right way .
24 ‘ Not if it 's handled in the right way .
25 The ATP molecule is held in the right place by the enzyme which is catalysing the reaction .
26 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 .
27 The three-year-old collie , Bob , was stabbed in the right eye and hit across the head with an iron pipe .
28 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 .
29 Winning team captain Mike Kemp says : ‘ It was all good fun and every game was played in the right spirit .
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