Example sentences of "[noun sg] the right [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can do this to the extent of saying as Agatha Christie ( who abandoned Hercule Poirot 's charmingly bumbling Captain Hastings quite early ) does in One , Two , Buckle my Shoe ; " For the first time Hercule Poirot was looking at the case the right way up . " |
| 2 | The instant the right leg goes out , the right hand is dropped to the floor so that the body is supported by both hands . |
| 3 | Were jeans and T-shirt the right thing to wear , and what about her feet ? |
| 4 | But I am ready to bet that it had something to do with the trajectory , the pathway through the real-life equivalent of Biomorph Land , that would have to be traversed in order to turn the retina the right way round , starting from whatever ancestral organ preceded the eye . |
| 5 | The adventures usually contain puzzles that have to be solved , cryptic advice , plays on words , red herrings , and some really useful information that is only revealed when you 've asked the computer the right question , correctly phrased . |
| 6 | " Ai Menina , Menina ! " whispered Maria Candida , turning the medallion the right way round on its chain and patting the girl 's neck . |
| 7 | Shall I go and get the other scissors out of the cut the right side . |
| 8 | The union is constantly looking out for ways like this to show promoters , record companies and the rest of the music industry the right way to treat musicians , and to remind the business yet again of their responsibility to put back into music just a small part of the rewards which they enjoy , thanks to the skills of musicians . |
| 9 | He added : ‘ This show is always attended by royalty — yet the MoD ca n't even get our national flag the right way up . ’ |
| 10 | Path Error The right hand end of one correct hypothesis did not correspond to the left hand end of the following one . |
| 11 | British filmmakers could come up with films that would overcome the resistance of American exhibitors to non-Hollywood products , as the $5 million grossed by The Red Shoes suggests , but they would n't do so in sufficient quantities until Rank had developed more sophisticated ideas about how to cajole the right sort of product from his writers , directors and producers . |
| 12 | It requires a deliberate mental effort to turn biology the right way up again , and remind ourselves that the replicators come first , in importance as well as in history . |
| 13 | Most companies are willing to give customers the best service they can , and virtually all suppliers interviewed stressed their eagerness to talk to caterers about their individual needs to as to match the right product to the right task . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm convinced the contestants take any ribbing the right way . ’ |
| 15 | In these circumstances we accept that it is reasonable that some trustees may feel that in the new situation produced by the tax the right course would be for the settled property to cease to be held on discretionary trust . |
| 16 | You may feel that only a major record company can offer your band the right level of investment and promotion . |
| 17 | Is the living room the right shape , facing south and with a pleasant view ? |
| 18 | Lucy said , ‘ In that case all you need is patience , and one day the right woman will come to you from out of the blue . ’ |
| 19 | Classics THE SUIT The right suit will be lightweight , roomy and navy blue |
| 20 | But is turbulence the right word ? |
| 21 | At the peak of the jump the right leg lashes out horizontally towards the target . |
| 22 | He 's there , still curled up and still secured by the tape , but he must have wriggled his way through to here while you were down in the cellar ; he 's knocked over a table with the phone on it and he 's just turning the phone the right way up as you enter the lounge and see him . |
| 23 | ‘ The voice of George Sanders gave the character the right blend of conceit , disdain and intelligence that we were looking for . ’ |
| 24 | Alice yawned , put her hand over her mouth , said , " Sorry , we were up late … " and yawned again , offering the policewoman the right sort of smile . |
| 25 | During the impact the right side and top of the instrument panel was twisted upwards and to the left , causing it to strike the left-hand side of the straining bar beneath the canopy to the left of the pilot 's head as well as impacting on the right side of the pilot 's face , resulting in minor injuries . |
| 26 | Were orderly , dope-free communes and tolerating authority the right way to fight the system ? |
| 27 | ‘ It gives the magazine the right image when people can see that its representatives care . ’ |
| 28 | Trying to get in the ground the right way , I was stopped by a riot policeman 's shield and shouted at in Dutch : only the fact that I could reply in Dutch saved a potentially ugly misunderstanding . |
| 29 | They will see it as getting in and out of a chair the right way . |
| 30 | The LVF advantage at the shortest duration implies that the right hemisphere may recognise genuine words when it sees them , even though it can not necessarily identify them , which suggests that in this respect the right half of the brain is not inferior to the left . |