Example sentences of "they have [verb] the right [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , they 've got the right kind of equipment ! |
| 2 | This Is for those people who think they are n't properly dressed unless they 've got the right badge on — and are guilty about their middle class backgrounds and so dress to look poor . |
| 3 | Although , I sa , but I hope they 've got the right day ! |
| 4 | Surely this is the kind of appointment which they only decide to make when they know they 've got the right man available . |
| 5 | They 've got the right information . |
| 6 | But at half-past seven the next morning they knew they had made the right decision . |
| 7 | The ministers concerned must have congratulated themselves that politically at least they had done the right thing by ignoring the environmental bodies and promising eight-lane motorways and an expenditure of £12.4 billion to ensure that 1992 does not leave Britain stuck in a permanent traffic jam . |
| 8 | The couple thought they had done the right thing by paying £140 for a house-buyer 's survey , which had given the house a clean bill of health with only some minor exceptions . |
| 9 | His very short statements , and constant insistence that they had done the right thing , made it difficult , if not impossible , to reflect the point of the view of ‘ the other side ’ — the side of the authorities , who then complained that the parents had too much publicity and had the full support of the press and media . |
| 10 | It was inevitable yesterday , as Gordon Brown gave his performance , that Labour 's backbenchers were wondering whether they had picked the right man . |
| 11 | On Oct. 29 an Israeli government commission of inquiry cleared the three crew members , saying that they had taken the right decision . |
| 12 | Many category 2 queries , however , are from people who have done a fair amount of ‘ homework ’ , but have been unable to find out all they would like to know , or wish to check that they have made the right interpretation of their reading . |
| 13 | But , you know they can pick it and er , it just flashes up and they have to put the right answer in , if they get the right answer it it goes on to the next one , if it |
| 14 | ‘ What people are concerned about is that , if they train certifieds or AATs , they do n't have to cope with the bureaucracy , they do n't have to be formal training offices and so they do n't have to be quite so concerned that they have to provide the right sort of additional courses for people to attend to back up their exams . |