Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [be] the wrong " in BNC.

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1 It 'll cost a hundred and forty thousand pounds to build but some locals say it 's the wrong bridge in the wrong place
2 They say it 's the wrong place and will pose a threat to their children .
3 It was not hard to guess what was the wrong answer .
4 The city council says it is the wrong type of grass and is too lush .
5 But his lawyer says it was the wrong verdict and the wrong charge .
6 ‘ I 've said it 's the wrong time of the year for that .
7 Muriel said on several notes , implying it was the wrong type of joke and the wrong time .
8 I says , ‘ You 'd better believe it 's the wrong club . ’
9 She could see it was the wrong thing to say and his black brows rose coldly .
10 She seemed very nice and I thought she could act and we had a nice rapport , but I said to Sam , ‘ I just feel she 's the wrong type for a guy who 's a teacher in college .
11 And , as soon as I 'd said that , I realised it was the wrong thing to have said .
12 ‘ Once he 'd recharged his batteries I 'm sure he realised it was the wrong decision .
13 I think they 're the wrong size actually , I think they 're a size too big
14 If you think it is the wrong amount , you have a right of appeal , within three months of being told the amount to an independent Social Security Appeal Tribunal .
15 A future inspector recommends it is the wrong route .
16 Why then has a divorced man , who cheerfully admits he is the wrong side of 50 and used to a fairly fancy-free existence , decided to play Good Samaritan to Bosnian refugees ?
17 Oh he said it was the wrong number he said erm and Mrs erm
18 Yeah I know , you see it 's the wrong kind of tree in n it , in a shop like that ?
19 And now I know from first-hand experience it 's the wrong approach .
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