Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] the right " in BNC.
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1 | He would wait for the right moment . |
2 | In both kinds of work take care not to draw the yarn tightly at the back or the stitches will pucker on the right side of the work . |
3 | ‘ I meant , well , I just meant that — I du n no , I just ca n't think of the right words . |
4 | Er , you 're right , erm I ca n't think of the right word er |
5 | Being a French-built helicopter , the rotors do not appear in the right hand window and vanish from the left one , as they would in an American-built machine . |
6 | That just as you are making it possible to select conceptions that will result in the right sort of people , as you define them , and reject the potentially bad ones , so it would be possible to reject the good and retain the bad . |
7 | I will confirm to the right hon. Gentleman , as I am sure that he will be pleased to hear what the European Community has to say , that the United Kingdom is the only country where signals of a sustained economic recovery are discernible , by contrast with a tendency towards gradual slackening of growth continuing in Germany , France , Italy , Spain , the Netherlands and Portugal . |
8 | It is like a large hemming stitch and must not show on the right side ( fig. 17 ) . |
9 | You should look for the right company if you 're intending to buy one , the right situation in the right country and then move quickly . |
10 | You 've only got to look at the history of religion , especially Christianity , to see that at as the guys who went round flagellating themselves also went around killing other people if they did n't believe in the right religion and that unfortunately er happens all too often . |
11 | But there are many more , of course , and listing playwrights is useful only insofar as it presents a few guidelines , primarily to help you look in the right places . |
12 | We then sprayed them with water for our picture and the instant transformation showed just how very good they 'd look in the right setting . |
13 | You did n't look in the right place did you ? |
14 | It 's a curious thing , having a radio programme on television , but this Radio 4 joint production with BBC1 has shown how neatly it can work in the right hands . |
15 | That 's the caddie 's duty , to let the player keep in the right frame of mind . |
16 | The ships they could see on the right side of the aircraft were returning from a rehearsal for the service of remembrance that was held on the ocean every year . |
17 | General announcements , group discussions or committees are difficult , the speechreader must look at the right place at the right time . |
18 | I 'll vote for the right person wo n't I . |
19 | A husband who tells his wife about his redundancy does not always meet with the right kind of sympathy or support . |
20 | Not wishing to be a pansy , I stepped up my pace too , but I was no match for the male legs I was pursuing since both of my spindly little limbs could fit into the right leg of his breeches . |
21 | She was in a lift and the lift would n't stop at the right floor but kept going first up and then down , past the numbers she wanted . |
22 | They did n't think in the right way . |
23 | whether they 'd stay in the right shape or not . |
24 | If we look at management er procedures Could ask the question but I 'm , the mo more cynical of you will er not answer in the right way , what are management procedures ? |
25 | You can write your weight in a diary or on a chart or graph and see progress develop in the right direction over time . |
26 | Presumably the same principle would apply to the right hon. and learned Member for Monklands , East ( Mr. Smith ) and the hon. Member for Dunfermline , East ( Mr. Brown ) . |
27 | Let me read to the right hon. and learned Gentleman what the Engineering Employers Federation said : ’ Our experience is that provided they are properly conducted ’ — the very point that I am making — ’ secret workplace ballots are not subject to harassment and have additional beneficial features . |
28 | The string spacing is far too narrow , not only on the fretboard but more especially with regard to the right hand . |
29 | With regard to the right hon. Gentleman 's earlier remarks about opting in , I suggest that he discusses that matter with his right hon. Friends who would have signed the treaty in full without waiting to see what the economic conditions were at a later stage . |
30 | Having decided to make your home a safe place , where do you go for the right products and service ? |