Example sentences of "did not [verb] the right [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He did not fit into Cheltenham and he did not make the right impression , ’ he said . |
| 2 | She complained that it was not feminine — a woman should show off her waist — and therefore did not convey the right image . |
| 3 | I telephoned Burakovsky , who ordered the child to be brought in , examined her , but said there was nothing they could do because , unfortunately , they did not have the right kind of specialists . |
| 4 | The mayor continued his address , but he did not have the right answers . |
| 5 | He was due to be put down because he did not have the right ears for a show class pedigree corgi . |
| 6 | The report suggested that it was not the ultimate loser 's fault that the judge at first instance and the Court of Appeal did not get the right answers , and that the loser should not be liable for the appellate costs . |
| 7 | The organisers did not provide the right equipment for the Stourbridge band . |
| 8 | As Christmas and birthdays brought more Gortex , my confidence grew and developed into mild snootiness about people who did n't wear the right things on the hill . |
| 9 | Erm er I was concerned when my Noble Friend said that he 'd looked up Hallsbury but that it did n't contain the right words , er er I rather wonder whether he looked up so to speak the right version or the last version . |
| 10 | We we were brought up to believe that if you did n't do the right thing you would be punished . |
| 11 | Shall we just say that I did n't meet the right woman ? |
| 12 | Caught it … but did n't catch the right part of it … |
| 13 | Slippery Elm you see you had to tape it down to a fine point and then insert it you see , and if you did n't get the right place well it 'd kill you . |
| 14 | And to point out to her now that she did n't know the right thing to do when visiting people like the Kirkleys would be , in a way , against the advice she had just given her , although it was n't to do with talking ; more like behaviour and deportment or some such . |
| 15 | When Clark had to hire someone to become chief executive of the new regulatory authority , the Treasury gave him a list of nine admirals , seventeen generals and six air marshals and told him they 'd be disappointed if he did n't find the right chap among them . |
| 16 | Mark says he was accompanied to the flat , but then realised he did n't have the right keys … he claims he offered to find Graham , but the officers broke in straight . |
| 17 | ‘ Tyres could have really held me back this year if I did n't have the right ones . ’ |
| 18 | TOP motorcycle ace Andy McGladdery faced a second operation because red-faced doctors did n't have the right tools to remove screws pinning his leg . |
| 19 | They stared at the floor for a few seconds then said ‘ You 'll have to come back because we did n't have the right tools . ’ ’ |
| 20 | Really it is a Cold & Eroded Crack in the Earth 's Crust ; however , Cold & Eroded Crack in the Earth 's Crust National Park just did n't have the right sound for luring Japanese yen , German marks and , should the occasion ever arise , British pounds and Zambian kwachas . |
| 21 | Well you could have won but you were daft and did n't take the right card . |
| 22 | He just did n't look the right sort of boy — in the bathroom mirror he saw his wishy-washy face , freckled and slightly spotty , his wishy-washy blue eyes staring mournfully back ; in no way did the image relate to the brown , sparkling athletes who drank beer after a game of soccer in the commercials . |