Example sentences of "he [vb past] [prep] the right [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He sought for the right word . |
| 2 | He sought for the right phrase . |
| 3 | In his slow crawl from the corner as he peered for the right number through the flooding windscreen , it had seemed an odd neigh-bourhood for the Fight Game : well-weeded drives , well-painted houses , the cars as recommended by Which ? and Ratepayers ' Association posters in several windows . |
| 4 | When he arrived at the right house he checked the number carefully against his piece of paper . |
| 5 | I feel … ’ he struggled for the right word ‘ … responsible . ’ |
| 6 | He waited for the right moment , walked calmly across the road , knelt down , put his neck across the railway line and waited for a loaded van to sever his head . |
| 7 | However , he sat with the right sort of expression on his face . |