Example sentences of "[v-ing] for [art] right " in BNC.
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| 1 | Applying for the right jobs |
| 2 | The body is made entirely from maple and features some token contouring for the right arm , and a bit more round the back for the ribcage . |
| 3 | After spending all last seaon looking for a right back we now sell one ! |
| 4 | Oooh … heres a thought … maybe Strachs injury looks quite bad , and Wilko is looking for a right back , so he can have Kelly as a choice for right midfield aswell as right back ( and striker ) . |
| 5 | It is these needs rather than those of the plant which have left us still looking for the right materials . |
| 6 | Almost everyone concerned with education is looking for the right direction to go , and there is much talk of leadership . |
| 7 | ‘ But we continue to study it and are looking for the right vehicle . ’ |
| 8 | We had spent much time looking for the right place and seemed to have explored almost every corner of the country , from Devon to Cumberland , and had almost settled on a disused mill at Fisherton-de-la-Mare , near Amesbury . |
| 9 | Or maybe it was like the ball in a roulette wheel , bouncing around and looking for the right number … |
| 10 | If you are single and ambitious , then your career pattern and development will be important to you , and any prospects for promotion in the longer term are a significant factor when looking for the right opening . |
| 11 | She paused for a moment looking for the right words . |
| 12 | In this case , the researcher decides how many of each category of person should be included in the sample , but then , instead of selecting them at random from a sampling frame , the researcher goes out looking for the right number of people in each category until the quota is filled . |
| 13 | Seemed to go back and forth between the reservation and the city for a while looking for the right place to be . |
| 14 | She mounted the steps to the front door of the house and stood looking for the right bell to ring . |
| 15 | Looking for the right word ! |
| 16 | I 'm an administrator by background , and I think that 's interesting , because one of the things that we are trying to do in the health service is to open up our management posts to people of all professions , and to recognise that management is not the prerogative of any particular group , but that we 're looking for the right people to manage our services from wherever they might come , and I 'm one of three people who has a responsibility to the senior manager in the community at the top , for the managing on a day-to-day basis the health services in Oxfordshire . |
| 17 | She was stumbling for the right words . |
| 18 | While he was still searching for the right question to ask , the sound of a key in the padlock made them both jump . |
| 19 | ‘ I mean , ’ Corbett began slowly , ‘ the House of Comyn and that of Bruce must , er — , ’ the English clerk paused , searching for the right words . |
| 20 | He was searching for the right doctor — he meant a doctor for his soul — and kept falling into the hands of quacks . |
| 21 | When searching for the right adjective , bear in mind that your effect on the reader will be stronger if you can create physical sensation , if you can make the reader conjure up a colour , a texture , a smell or a sound , rather than using a word like ‘ soothing ’ , or ‘ lovely ’ or ( worst of all ) ‘ evocative ’ . |
| 22 | Emily paused , angrily searching for the right words . |
| 23 | She could see that he was searching for the right words , the very thing that would describe what he had felt , what he had experienced at that moment . |
| 24 | After some time of searching for the right facility they have had to go back and build something anew . |
| 25 | Fenella and Caspar both knelt down , taking a gentle hold of the Tree Spirits ' maimed branches , searching for the right words to convey their gratitude . |
| 26 | I spent many hours in my laboratory , searching for the right mixture of chemicals to make my drug . |
| 27 | I had read many scientific books and spent many hours in my laboratory , searching for the right mixture of chemicals to make my drug . |
| 28 | ‘ No , ’ she frowned , searching for the right words . |
| 29 | He paused , as if searching for the right words . |
| 30 | Lucy remained silent , searching for the right words to soften Bertha 's attitude . |