Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [prep] [be] right " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alexander said that everyone wants to be right but no one stops to think whether their idea of right is in fact right . |
| 2 | I do n't think I should say sorry for doing what at the time I believed to be right , ’ said the Prime Minister , receiving his loudest ovation of the night . |
| 3 | I said at the time what I thought was right , and I stick all through to what I believe to be right . |
| 4 | ‘ The best of it was that the farmer — Mr Harris — said that if I proved to be right , he 'd call me in again , especially as Mr Jarvis had said that my fees were moderate . |
| 5 | Says director Harry Cape : ‘ We will persist in our efforts to get what we know to be right . ’ |
| 6 | We , the Opposition , do not have only those who are in public service to support what we believe to be right . |
| 7 | Where , however , the entry of the goods was inevitable , not only is there no liability for trespass on the part of their owner , but the view that he can retake them seems to be right , even if there is no direct decision to that effect . |
| 8 | They must , of course , take calculated risks from time to time to achieve objectives which they perceive to be right but not universally popular . |
| 9 | I certainly both dreaded and disliked the prospect of the law and order debate , for the atmosphere was so strangely hostile and so different from that accorded to all one 's colleagues … pressure and even bullying by so-called ‘ hangers and floggers ’ served only to force Conservative MPs who were against hanging to stand up for what they believed to be right . |
| 10 | To be the Devil 's Advocate , to enable/provoke the class into clarifying their feelings and articulating what they believe to be right : " I do n't see why we should share the proceeds . " |
| 11 | It has to be right . |
| 12 | It is humanity itself which must establish that which it wants to be right , and that which it wants to be wrong . |
| 13 | It had to be right . |
| 14 | ‘ I never wanted to leave Wigan — it would have been a downward step — but at the same time it had to be right for me . |
| 15 | He thought he had to be right , yeah that 's right |
| 16 | Oh Major I bet he wanted to be right from being a kid , wanted to be prime minister . |
| 17 | His background and adherence to his religious code of conduct has moulded Jones ' personality such that he presents a calm exterior yet can fight very strongly for what he believes to be right . |
| 18 | He is of good family ( genus ) , he is articulate , with the command of language necessary for the conduct of affairs in political assemblies and the lawcourts ( ) , and he has pietas , meaning active virtue , a strenuous and selfless pursuit of what he believes to be right . |