Example sentences of "put [pers pn] on the right [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Philby claimed he thoughtfully put them on the right track to divert suspicion from himself . |
| 2 | It was the way they put me on the right track that made me wonder — guiding angels in the Bible have a habit of appearing as two young men . |
| 3 | Then she walked with me to a bus stop — I had to take one step every two minutes , and that in slow motion — waited with me , put me on the right bus and reminded the conductor where to let me out . |
| 4 | LEFT Especially if you are not used to fitting a check chain , take care to ensure that you put it on the right way round . |
| 5 | But make sure we put it on the right side though ! |
| 6 | They were in costumes that , in spite of their crumpled shabbiness , recalled the garb of Count Arnheim in the opera of ‘ The Bohemian Girl ’ , and looked like fugitive kings and emperors beside the thick-set railway porter , in capacious velveteens , whose duty it was to put them on the right track towards the ‘ free land ’ . |
| 7 | This appears to put him on the right side of the new rulers , even if Steaua were answerable to one of Ceausescu 's brothers . |
| 8 | ‘ There is a big future for this club , and I intend to put it on the right footing . |
| 9 | To hell with reason , she was scared today : what if she 'd lost her way , and nothing could put her on the right track . |