Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [verb] at the right " in BNC.

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1 I loved the programme and the people but I made the decision to leave at the right point , before I could grow bored . ’
2 These movements are preprogrammed " ballistic " responses whose velocities are determined by the anticipated distance of travel , ensuring that the eye arrives at the right place after a fixed period of time .
3 With correct positioning , to ensure the join came at the right point with the stairs , and a generous overlap , we could cut the correct angle through both .
4 The Collector had gone up to join Ford on the roof because he wanted to be in a position from which he could give the order to retreat at the right moment ; in his own mind there was no doubt but that he would have to give it sooner or later .
5 This coordination of two developmental events , crucial to the formation of the eye , is achieved in some animals by the approaching eyecup inducing the lens to develop just where it touches the surface , and so the lens develops at the right place .
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