Example sentences of "and [vb pp] [prep] the right [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I do n't know who they are — famous men , dead and living , who 've fought for the right things and created and painted in the right way , and unfamous people I know who do n't lie about things , who try not to be lazy , who try to be human and intelligent .
2 It is useful , when several people have to get together to collaborate on an activity , to make one of them responsible for seeing that this is done and done at the right time .
3 Gadgets are useful in professional hands and used in the right way , but in the hands of a novice they can be dangerous .
4 I believe that she had , as she said , seen every point that I had wished to make , and had laughed and cried at the right places .
5 Quite apart from wanting pictures which will enhance the pages of their magazine and which will interest their readers , editors need pictures of the right size and printed on the right sort of paper .
6 The teaching of rules , which are combinations of concepts , consists mainly of assisting the student to recall those involved , ensuring that they are fully understood and combined in the right order , and in providing the opportunities in clinical practice to apply them .
7 The teacher could provide containers ( boxes , drawers , jars , etc. ) , perhaps labelled with colour pictures , so that equipment can be sorted and put in the right place .
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