Example sentences of "[verb] the right [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Daphne said this there flashed into Cecilia 's mind that conversation with Tina , that terrible thing Tina had said , and another thought , one that seemed to swim up out of the deep waters of her unconscious , the idea that she , Cecilia Darne , yes , she , had once long ago met the right girl , and here was that right girl talking to her now of something , oh , so akin to what Tina meant … |
| 2 | " I know you 're a faggot and everything but I 'll tell you what the problem is : you just never met the right guy . |
| 3 | I never met the right woman . |
| 4 | Many a good dog has been ruined when he has done something good and , for some reason , not received the right response from the handler ; in other words , the wrong association has been created . |
| 5 | The Government 's principal task in the months to come will be to restore the right mix of monetary and fiscal policy — now badly out of balance — so that interest rates have a better chance of coming down , and staying down over the long run . |
| 6 | eat the right amount of energy ( calories ) to keep us at the right weight |
| 7 | In all three works it seemed a little too often as if you simply had to programme in the appropriate music , push the right button , and out it came with a pat brilliance , with an irreproachable but impersonal expertise . |
| 8 | The language is not always clear as the dialects and slang can be confusing but they do convey the right atmosphere . |
| 9 | She complained that it was not feminine — a woman should show off her waist — and therefore did not convey the right image . |
| 10 | After all , at this price , the word ’ Estate ’ does n't really convey the right image . |
| 11 | Judge Wroath applied the right test in deciding whether or not the mother was unreasonably withholding her consent . |
| 12 | Long-sighted people are unable to hit the right point in the eye too . |
| 13 | Long-sighted people are unable to hit the right point in the eye too . |
| 14 | Bell hopes to hit the right note again |
| 15 | We were taught the right way to hold the tiller and mainsheet , how to pull the sail in and out and how to ‘ tack ’ — change direction by turning the front of the dinghy into the wind . |
| 16 | To avoid these situations it is important for pilots to be taught the right technique for the take-off run . |
| 17 | Clapp subsequently lost heavily to Suffolk 's Colin Gathercole in the afternoon , however , to leave Essex needing the last two matches to go the right way . |
| 18 | Whilst this is expecting a great deal for such groups , a measure of personal ministry to the individual plus group ministry to one another would seem to preserve the right balance . |
| 19 | Perhaps H. G. Wells made the right choice when he cast octopus-like animals in the role of intelligent alien invaders in The War of the Worlds . |
| 20 | ‘ I can see I made the right choice , ’ James said . |
| 21 | History has shown that he made the right choice . |
| 22 | ‘ You really do think I made the right choice ? ’ she asked anxiously . |
| 23 | LEADING scorer Paul Wilkinson , who saw a move to Blackburn collapse last year , yesterday insisted : ‘ I made the right choice in joining Middlesbrough when I left Watford . ’ |
| 24 | And , as he enters the last week of a career which spans more than 30 years , he knows he made the right choice . |
| 25 | Toulon coach Jean-Claude Balatore made the right assessment ; while Biarritz had the men to hold their own in the line-out , neither Ondarts nor his mate Condom — despite their impressive international records — had the stomach for a ferocious challenge up front . |
| 26 | If any wonder whether they made the right decision to come home and marry a British man , Dolly Howard who danced round the world had the wittiest appreciation of the difference between the continental men and the boys back home : |
| 27 | It may be that you receive praise for a piece of work well done , and suddenly you feel that you made the right decision to leave the family home and strike out on your own . |
| 28 | Anfield 's record-breaking striker is certain that neither Blackburn Rovers ' financial clout nor their present League position can ever console the Scot that he made the right decision on that dramatic day in February 1991 . |
| 29 | ‘ I think we made the right decision , but it is a grey area . |
| 30 | With Marlboro 's backing , McLaren made the right decision : Hunt could continue to be himself . |