Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] the right [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Karita Mattila started on the flat side , but eventually developed the right glow and intensity . |
| 2 | Rachel could see the reasoning behind that , but nevertheless felt angry towards Damian Flint — not because he had so obviously done the right thing , but because he was so clearly in complete control of a situation that had always been beyond Rachel . |
| 3 | The lock to open the door of her sensuality had only needed the right key . |
| 4 | Many a good dog has been ruined when he has done something good and , for some reason , not received the right response from the handler ; in other words , the wrong association has been created . |
| 5 | ‘ I had just not met the right woman before I met you that night . |
| 6 | On the contrary , Aubrey 's instant approval of his choice of a wife had added to his own conviction that he had finally made the right decision for his future happiness . |
| 7 | Sometimes , when writing we repeat a word unknowingly and when we read it again we recognise that our pen has slipped back over old ground : we have not found the right word . |
| 8 | Obviously a few spare fivers had not found the right pocket . |
| 9 | The stranger rabbits seemed slightly disconcerted by his little speech and he lilt that for some reason or other he had not struck the right note in complimenting them on their numbers . |
| 10 | Having thus identified the right way to do the job and explained why it was not practically possible for Owen to adopt it , they then proceed to attack the substance of his proposal . |
| 11 | He had not learned the right lesson , however , nor did he have a solution to the problem that would be posed by the mud created by rain and his own artillery . |
| 12 | He told me she 'd lost an ear , carbonized the top of her skull and badly damaged the right side of her face . |
| 13 | Then I saw that the disease had also struck the right leg . |
| 14 | He has now produced the right package to put this country back on course . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Maybe you have n't met the right man yet . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Maybe you have n't met the right kind of lady , ’ Merrill murmured . |
| 17 | ‘ As I said ; you have n't got the right hide for command . |
| 18 | On account he ai n't got the right money . |
| 19 | Now the other side of that was a plea which came from our switchboard supervisor , which I 'll come onto in a moment , where she said people will often think that of her telephonist , but in actual fact , it 's because they have n't got the right information from people at this end , so there is another side to that story . |
| 20 | ‘ You just have n't found the right job for you . ’ |
| 21 | He clearly has n't achieved the right balance between ‘ mental skills ’ and exploratory delivery of those skills into meaningful situations . |
| 22 | On the other hand : she 'd fortunately made the right career choice and been encouraged by school and family at an early age , got a qualification ( chartered accountancy ) that proved a useful passport , and had had the same supportive bosses any man would expect to get . |
| 23 | Well all that means is that you just have n't got on with him so far , or you have n't quite found the right way to get on with that person yet . |
| 24 | I fetched more glasses and dealt some of them to the Lorrimores who were an oasis of silence in the chattering mob and paid me absolutely no attention : and from then on I felt I had indeed chosen the right role and could sustain it indefinitely . |
| 25 | And I know I have n't yet met the right person . |
| 26 | And if you have n't yet found the right hairdresser for you , just turn to page 93 and a fantastic invitation from Wella . |
| 27 | Paula says that she would love to have children but has n't yet found the right man to have children with . |
| 28 | If the editor decides to invert the press release , you 've actually done the right thing in putting your good point first . |
| 29 | Because you 've never met the right woman … she wanted to say . |
| 30 | You 've definitely got the right idea . |