Example sentences of "[verb] be [prep] the right " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we accept that we can not prevent science and technology from changing our world , we can at least try to ensure that the changes they make are in the right directions . |
| 2 | All golf and gin and bridge and cars and the right accent and the right money and having been to the right school and hating the arts ( the theatre being a pantomime at Christmas and ‘ Hay Fever ’ by the Town Rep Picasso and Bartók dirty words unless you wanted to get a laugh ) . |
| 3 | Oxford ladies kick-off at the university ground in Iffley Road at 2 on Sunday … they 're playing the district line from Ealing … lets hope United are on the right tracks … |
| 4 | If the questions that are asked are of the right kind , then an investigative approach to a topic will automatically ensure that the history attainment targets are met . |
| 5 | They had been on the right road , he was certain of it . |
| 6 | ( In fact , the French lines there on February 21st were no better prepared than they had been on the Right Bank , and the rejoinder that if he had not had adequate forces he should not have undertaken the offensive in the first place is almost too obvious ) . |
| 7 | A murder weapon had been discovered in Parkin 's desk , David Parkin had been in the right place at the right time and he had a conceivable motive to kill the television reporter . |
| 8 | So far I 've been very fortunate in that I 've been in the right place at the right time ; buying land and property in a subdued market then selling it on when demand is high . |
| 9 | A railway bridge crosses and then the navigation carries on as the river bends right , to be crossed by a bridge carrying pipes which have been along the right bank . |
| 10 | Paul Bodin says he 's been lucky … he 's been in the right place at the right time and has managed to take the chances … |
| 11 | Be sure that the display you are mounting is at the right level for the event and that you are using appropriate material and performers . |
| 12 | The third was ensuring that whatever equipment was required was at the right place — and would work . |