Example sentences of "[to-vb] on the right " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Thinker , already a winner of the race , stands at 20-1 , but he is difficult to train and even more difficult to catch on the right day . |
| 2 | " Clever of you to come on the right night , " he said . |
| 3 | You get the interest by inviting good speakers to talk on the right subjects and by your format variety and , wherever possible , the right kind of sparkle . |
| 4 | To fix on the right number of candidates to be fielded by a constituency party is an art , not an exact science . |
| 5 | Although just what she had done with all her unencumbered time since he 'd moved the rest of them to Almsmead , other than take an excessive interest in the mill-school he 'd had to build to keep on the right side of that damned , interfering Factory Act , he was uncertain . |
| 6 | Her husband , looking hard at his glass , said : ‘ You ought to keep on the right side of her , any road . |
| 7 | But those wanting to keep on the right side of the law will have to steer clear of the grape . |
| 8 | But even if we did have some such reason — even if we thought it slightly more natural for right-handed people , who form the majority , to drive on the right — our reasons for wanting everyone to drive on the same side would still be much stronger . |
| 9 | Gur , Gur and Marshalek ( 1975 ) discuss findings which suggest that people who typically move their eyes in a leftward direction prefer to sit on the right side of a classroom ( looking towards the front ) . |
| 10 | The feeling for the good player who tends to have an aggravating fade with tee shots , is one of turning in the backswing and then almost trying to sit on the right foot until the moment of impact , the club getting there before the body unwinds . |
| 11 | It was difficult to settle on the right key . |
| 12 | For now , the Clark twins watch the Kray twins on documentary videos , and follow their advice to stay on the right side of the law . |
| 13 | And many were the tricks that the carters They used to get on the right side of the maid and get her to make an impression of the key on a block o of soap . |
| 14 | The adviser described to the head the purpose of the visit as ‘ to get on the right wavelength — that the self-appraisal needs some talking through ’ . |
| 15 | ‘ What must I do ? ’ said Quigley , understandably keen to get on the right side of this spirit . |
| 16 | In order that the method of fixing is secured to the pelmet buckram and not only to the lining , hand stitch , with a strong needle and thread , along the previous machine stitching on the tape , catching the buckram but not allowing the stitches to show on the right side . |