Example sentences of "not [adv] [prep] the right [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm the pressures in the E C at the moment , I think , would be better handled if as nations come , en democratically , economically , erm they come into the E C , not perhaps at the right time for those that are inside , because that might be too late frankly , but but they 're not pushed into the E C en bloc , too early . |
| 2 | Jack was not only in the right spot , and the family coracle-builder , but a bachelor into the bargain , so that there was no protesting wife to contend with . |
| 3 | They portray the fact that , yes , they come into public consultation — yes the do , not always at the right time . |
| 4 | His mother and father say they know their son was a bit of a wheeler and dealer , and was not always on the right side of the law , but they say he did n't deserve to die in this way . |
| 5 | So you 're not even in the right place . |
| 6 | My head was n't really in the right state for assimilating all this stuff , but as far as I could gather , Uncle Rory had been trying for years to come up with something Creative ( his capital , his italics ) . |