Example sentences of "[be] [verb] the right way " in BNC.
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| 1 | Are you sure we 're going the right way ? ’ |
| 2 | He 's convinced though they are heading the right way . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's awfully wild , ’ she said , ‘ but you are going the right way ’ — she was proceeding east and going into the storm at the time — and she thanked me for opening the gate . |
| 4 | Supposed to be going the right way . |
| 5 | Tins if originally opened upside down , can be stood the right way up on shelves to look unused , provided that rough and dangerous edges are made quite safe first . |
| 6 | The coin looked as if the minter struck it on a single die , punching the image in the metal in repoussé , so hard that the inverted ear on the reverse would appear on the other side , and could be read the right way round in shallow relief when the coin was turned over . |
| 7 | We were taught the right way to hold the tiller and mainsheet , how to pull the sail in and out and how to ‘ tack ’ — change direction by turning the front of the dinghy into the wind . |
| 8 | I stopped and asked if we were going the right way for the castle . |
| 9 | But Town take delight in proving people wrong … mind you they had to fight all the way against Wolves and there must have been times when they wondered whether they were going the right way … |
| 10 | ‘ I think you can create an old but light feeling in a Georgian house with modern furniture if it 's designed the right way . |
| 11 | ‘ Are you sure the battery is connected the right way round , sir ? ’ said Sacco . |
| 12 | Already he has looked something special in our 125cc races and has notched doubles at Bishopscourt and Aghadowey but more than that he was third in the 125cc Euro round at Mondello so he is heading the right way . |
| 13 | He must keep improving to live up to such expectations , but there was every sign that he is going the right way on his reappearance at Wincanton last month . |
| 14 | Do you feel that it 's pointing the right way , bringing the sun in through the right windows at the right time of day ? |
| 15 | When the paper is fed between this second roller and an impression roller , the image is printed the right way round . |
| 16 | He 's , and let's face it , that boy is learning the right way . |
| 17 | The idea of this is to enable the system to detect whether or not the bar code has been read the right way round , or in reverse . |
| 18 | Dalziel did n't mind being invested in as long as it was done the right way . |
| 19 | Whether it was pointing the right way to capture who planted the bomb , we are still checking . ’ |