Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] the right [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The specialists are then much easier to satisfy — providing they are given the right kind of food , they are content to sit and stare out from their cages , much as they would sit and stare out at their wild landscapes . |
| 2 | It also ensures that all outcomes are covered by the assessments and are given the right emphasis , whether the assessment is knowledge-based or practical , achieved in the workplace or in a classroom . |
| 3 | But experience has shown that it is possible to create elite , high-calibre long-term support teams if they are given the right leadership and training , an attractive physical environment to work from , good pay and conditions of service and , crucially , a set of realistic objectives about what they are trying to achieve . |
| 4 | Oriental rugs need room to breathe , and unless they are given the right amount of space they can either be swamped by the surrounding decor or become so overpowering that they detract from everything else in the room . |
| 5 | It is therefore vital that they are given the right sort of care , so they can grow up to be well developed and strong physically , mentally alert , contented and emotionally stable . |
| 6 | Handicapped people were simply those who had not been given the right tool kit . |
| 7 | Check that any resident on a special diet has been given the right food . |
| 8 | A member of the group had been bothered had n't been given the right advice for some years . |
| 9 | It would be very carefully calculated and they 'd be given the right amount of the proteins that they could use to grow , because in the first years of life there 's very rapid growth and development is n't there ? |
| 10 | The sentence can only be assigned the right truth conditions , or alternatively be given the correct semantic representation , if the pragmatic significance of and in this sentential context ( namely the " and then " interpretation ) is taken into account before doing the semantics . |
| 11 | To avoid these situations it is important for pilots to be taught the right technique for the take-off run . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | The two families , who have had no contact and do not plan to meet , face a week of agony before knowing if they were given the right child . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | ‘ I think you can create an old but light feeling in a Georgian house with modern furniture if it 's designed the right way . |
| 17 | If a decision about a document or as to some point of evidence is made the right course , having put the relevant argument , is to accept the ruling and then to consider an appeal should circumstances so demand . |
| 18 | But the 27-year-old firmly believes he 's done the right thing . |
| 19 | So I suppose it 's what she wanted and she 's done the right thing . |
| 20 | ‘ Are you sure the battery is connected the right way round , sir ? ’ said Sacco . |
| 21 | When the paper is fed between this second roller and an impression roller , the image is printed the right way round . |
| 22 | To ensure that your staff or pensioners are paid the right amount on the day you specify , all you have to do each week or month is complete a special , easy to follow form with such variable payment details as bonuses and overtime , and send it to our computer centre . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | ( Last time I saw him there was in the first half vs Arse , where * Hodge * ! was given the right side … |
| 25 | Dalziel did n't mind being invested in as long as it was done the right way . |
| 26 | Similarly teams of medical advisers were brought down to William Osborne to inspect and comment on the level and location of medical equipment so that as the boat was built the right equipment was installed in the right place . |