Example sentences of "be right " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Madam , ’ he said , ‘ you are right . |
| 2 | ‘ You are right , Angus , ’ he said excitably . |
| 3 | The tourists are right . |
| 4 | That makes them effective when the policies are right ; but to run a stable economy one needs not only strong character but the right ideas . |
| 5 | If MacCabe 's views on the value of a good row are right , then 1992 may offer some stranger cultural exchanges than expected : we may end up putting our mouths where their money is . |
| 6 | On the one hand , she finds it true that ‘ the definition of ‘ Almighty ’ means that there is no evil out of which good can not be brought' , while on the same page she writes that , ‘ if those theologies who assert that God is in total control of His creation are right , I can not worship Him ’ . |
| 7 | It would seem to say that all those who are right and honest are wrong . |
| 8 | Kobena Mercer and Isaac Julien are right to emphasize that the complexity which arises at the junction of race and sexuality is something which ‘ some people simply do n't want to talk about ’ . |
| 9 | And it 's easy to find exactly which ones are right for your skin , as the entire range is colour-coded , using four pastel shades to identify the three different skin types , plus the Extra Care range . |
| 10 | They are right . |
| 11 | The cause of this apprehension comes mainly from two linked provisions which , if the sceptics are right , will reinforce each other . |
| 12 | They are right . |
| 13 | While not seeking to whitewash General Noriega , he asked : ‘ Where is the guarantee that under some trumped up pretext … the US would not send [ forces elsewhere ] to justify their arguments are right ? ’ |
| 14 | They think they can produce a better result than the professionals and they are right . |
| 15 | ‘ I suppose we are right to send you and Jeremy out to get Tristram rather than leave him to take the full consequences ? ’ he said reflectively , as he loaded her and her possessions into his car and took the wheel . |
| 16 | Nuclear disarmers are right in saying that a test ban would stop weapons builders trying out new and fancier designs . |
| 17 | They are right , but they should expect no gratitude after it is over . |
| 18 | I suppose you are right , Randy . |
| 19 | As it was , I answered promptly , ‘ I think you are right . |
| 20 | At the same time these results are likely to be slow , and if we are right in our conclusion that we are faced at the present time with a certain amount of abnormal employment of a quasi-permanent character , then it is not sufficient to solely rely on the gradual improvement of productive efficiency . |
| 21 | They need to check that all cultural factors and management decisions are right . |
| 22 | You are right in thinking that such products are carbohydrate sources too . |
| 23 | ‘ Oh , I do hope you are right , Dorothea ! |
| 24 | Just proving that you are right and they are wrong will lose the election for you . |
| 25 | You can not see the bearers until they are right by you so the effect is of the person floating on air as he passes along the heads of the crowd and leans over to shake hands . |
| 26 | So you are right and I am wrong ! |
| 27 | Better still , we enjoy solving mysteries : and if we can not solve them then , when the auspices are right , they can acquire the aura of magic . |
| 28 | I hope they are right . ’ |
| 29 | Perhaps they are right , though the SNP has now taken to calling Labour ‘ Tartan Tories ’ , a jibe once more fairly directed at them . |
| 30 | ‘ The economic circumstances are right and recovery is on the way . |