Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [verb] the right " in BNC.
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| 1 | I already knew the right word for it when I was 11 . |
| 2 | If I decorate I always buy the right amount of paint |
| 3 | On impulse I picked up the phone and rang her , hoping I still had the right number . |
| 4 | May I also draw the right hon. Gentleman 's attention to the personal circumstances of a friend whose wife is suffering from serious cancer ? |
| 5 | I also congratulate the right hon. and learned Gentleman on the style and content of his speech . |
| 6 | NK : May I also ask the Right Honourable Gentleman which way the wind is blowing ? |
| 7 | I never met the right woman . |
| 8 | ‘ Well — I never found the right woman . |
| 9 | I certainly assure the right hon. Gentleman that there is no sense in which the Government want positively to discriminate in favour of one type of schooling over others , because parents have a right to choose . |
| 10 | He complained about the cart , the reins , the horse , the road , the sky , his watch ( which never told the right time ) and his clothing . |
| 11 | Would my right hon. Friend care to come to the county town of Lancaster to see how outstandingly well our schools , under local management , are spending their money now that they have been freed from an extravagant county council which never had the right priorities and always deprived our schools of the money that they should have had ? |
| 12 | I thought how , how can I swear an oath to god in all honestly if I 'm not sure there is one , I thought yeah blimming right , I mean , she would n't just take , say it so she obviously said , she obviously said the right theories |
| 13 | I suppose a lot of people of different parties have similar ideals , good and decent Members of parliament who all want the right things , such as the proper maintenance of the Health Service and provision of houses for the homeless . |
| 14 | T.V. is relatively difficult to get onto , in terms of you taking the initiatives , you contact the B B C or I T V and say , ‘ I have a thing which you ought to have , ’ and unless it 's really outstanding , the chances are relatively small of getting on unless you are very lucky or you know somebody or you just hit the right spot at the right time . |
| 15 | You just need the right attitude of mind.United Nations.Change yourself and you change the world . |
| 16 | The only person with whom she spoke at all easily was Mrs Beeley , the General 's widow , who somehow struck the right note — chaffing her about learning French , to which Alice responded with spirit . |
| 17 | There 's a generous 21 speed selection to ensure you always find the right gear to suit the terrain . |
| 18 | ‘ You always say the right thing , do n't you ? ’ |
| 19 | The regime of course wants to keep the old order the A N C and freedom-loving people want a new order and a quick change but how do you mo move to that situation when you also have the right wing and the security forces and elsewhere not wanting change ? |
| 20 | And Fen was right , had she really got the right to deny her mother and her brothers this opportunity ? |
| 21 | In fact , I thought of interior designing , but you really need the right connections for that . ’ |
| 22 | However , unless you are a professional personnel officer , one of the proofs of your success will be in the fact that you do not have to exercise your interviewing skill too often , because you consistently choose the right people for the right jobs and they are therefore happy to stay . |
| 23 | She certainly has the right bloke to do it . |
| 24 | That is , one needs the literate ability to express oneself clearly ; but one also needs the right voice and the ability to be concise . |
| 25 | We certainly bought the right coat when we bought that . |
| 26 | Erm they obviously have the right person teaching this management course if you know that 's one of the prime functions of a manager is to be unavailable at all times . |
| 27 | They never let the right hand know what the left one 's doing , do they ? |
| 28 | Maybe it just seemed the right time , and the right place … ’ |
| 29 | It just hit the right spot . |
| 30 | Getting upside-down is far easier than it looks — it just needs the right combination or circumstances . |