Example sentences of "[verb] for the right [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Engel explains , ‘ … research must be undertaken for the right reasons . |
| 2 | A freezer well stocked with little bags , each containing a prepared calorie-counted and fibre-counted meal , provides excellent protection against temptation to break your diet simply because you have n't had time to shop for the right foods . |
| 3 | Savings vary from job to job and company to company but , given that the system is installed for the right reasons , it should be possible to recover the hardware and software costs within two years . |
| 4 | Applying for the right jobs |
| 5 | I do n't like the title , it 's probably done for the right reasons but … well … |
| 6 | that decisions are made for the right reasons and do not run counter to deeply held attitudes or beliefs |
| 7 | It is these needs rather than those of the plant which have left us still looking for the right materials . |
| 8 | She paused for a moment looking for the right words . |
| 9 | She was stumbling for the right words . |
| 10 | ‘ I mean , ’ Corbett began slowly , ‘ the House of Comyn and that of Bruce must , er — , ’ the English clerk paused , searching for the right words . |
| 11 | Emily paused , angrily searching for the right words . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ No , ’ she frowned , searching for the right words . |
| 15 | He paused , as if searching for the right words . |
| 16 | Lucy remained silent , searching for the right words to soften Bertha 's attitude . |
| 17 | She was still searching for the right words to describe how she felt when he suddenly got up and went to meet more guests , and she did n't see him for a long time . |
| 18 | Okay , now putting both bits aside , if we 're making sure , right okay , if we 're making sure that the product is being sold for the right reasons , i.e. the client is separately saving for deposit , for house moving fees , legal fees , all the other fees , and they could still afford to do this , then I believe it 's a good thing that you can suggest to your clients . |
| 19 | The pupae can remain dormant for months , or even years , waiting for the right vibrations , which is why a person moving into a previously empty house may suffer a plague of fleas . |
| 20 | Of course , we sophisticated Westerners may think they are not asking for the right things . |
| 21 | He is confident that between them they can do their bit towards the deciding Test in a gripping series with Pakistan ‘ being remembered for the right reasons . ’ |
| 22 | Having decided to make your home a safe place , where do you go for the right products and service ? |
| 23 | When the invoice comes in for payment , this is copied on to the system as well , and Caterdata first searches for the equivalent delivery note to check that Brown is being charged for the right goods . |
| 24 | I do n't know who they are — famous men , dead and living , who 've fought for the right things and created and painted in the right way , and unfamous people I know who do n't lie about things , who try not to be lazy , who try to be human and intelligent . |
| 25 | Miles fumbled for the right controls , and eventually stopped the simularity . |
| 26 | He stopped and Carrie saw his mouth tremble while he searched for the right words to say how mean and horrible Mr Evans was . |
| 27 | Dickens regards the behaviour of Mr Guppy as ‘ usual ’ in people who go over houses : ‘ They straggle about in wrong places , look at wrong things , do n't care for the right things , gape when more rooms are opened , exhibit profound depression of the spirits , and are clearly knocked up . ’ |
| 28 | Film is a personal effort and if you fail , you should fail for the right reasons . |