Example sentences of "[modal v] be the right [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It always seems to me that you 've got a set of results , and if you come to write them up , and you know they 're obviously wrong , you 're going to get a lot more marks if you put down the right values — or what should be the right values — so you end up fiddling things eventually . |
| 2 | When you are using a set of materials in the classroom , the important thing is that it should be the right length : |
| 3 | Surely somewhere in the world there should be the right facies preserved to provide the connecting links between the Palaeozoic faunas of the Late Permian and the Mesozoic faunas of the Mid and Late Trias ? |
| 4 | Former Northern Telecom Ltd chief and alumnus of Burroughs Corp , Unisys Corp and IBM Corp itself , Paul Stern is now firm favourite in the betting on the next chief executive of IBM after the Wall Street Journal disclosed that there are strong objections to him from some influential IBM executives — if he 's got those people against him , he must be the right man for the job . |
| 5 | He must be the right man . |
| 6 | First , it must be the right course for both of them . |
| 7 | That must be the right way to progress . |
| 8 | I want to get those decisions as quickly as possible , but they must be the right decisions because unless they are , the future of British farming will be under a cloud . |
| 9 | Bethpage , New York-based defence electronics and aircraft manufacturer Grumman Corp says it is looking for an acquisition in the electronics , systems integration , or data systems areas — but it must be the right fit at the right price and the company ‘ wo n't force it . ’ |
| 10 | It must be the right fairy-tale after all ! ’ |
| 11 | He set off briskly in what might be the right direction , but found it difficult to get up any speed over the snagging grass . |
| 12 | We were perhaps selected by someone with a sense of humour who thought that we might be the right couple to bring in a Queen 's Speech which increases the penalties for mutiny in prisons . |
| 13 | It looks pretty busy and there 's loads of shops and that , so it might be the right way . |
| 14 | If you have a strong proposition to put to the consumer , it certainly makes sense to draw attention to it as strongly as possible , and the headline might be the right place to do it . |
| 15 | I think that 'll be the right way to proceed . |
| 16 | The 1992 UN conference on the environment could be the right place for an analytical look at what the world needs to do to ensure that it can feed its vulnerable populations in the next country . |
| 17 | Did they di do you think they I was going to say enjoy there but I do I do n't think that 'd be the right word , but d did they like or did they prefer to work piece work or was it something that they loathed or I mean there was more money to be made at it was n't there ? |
| 18 | The decision you make today about which vendor you go with and which technology you go with may be the right decision today and yet may may be the wrong decision tomorrow . |
| 19 | Mr A : Everyman thinks that every woman that steps into a railway carriage may be the right woman . |
| 20 | While moving may be the right solution , especially if you want to realise some capital to boost your retirement income , there are plenty of ways of adapting a house to make it more convenient and labour-saving . |
| 21 | She would be the right person with whom to get in touch concerning her mother . |
| 22 | ‘ I have the authority necessary from the board to build this company over , ’ he said , adding that he was not sure that breaking the company up would be the right approach . |
| 23 | ‘ I have the authority necessary from the board to build this company over , ’ he said , adding that he was not sure that breaking the company up would be the right approach . |
| 24 | wait and see would be the right approach for that . |
| 25 | She did n't want Anna to see her confusion and jump to conclusions which , in this case , would be the right ones . |
| 26 | ‘ Now what would be the right way to proceed ? ’ said Sir George slowly , and deliberately pompously . |
| 27 | I 've told Nenna time and again that she ought to get hold of some sort of reliable chap , an ex-Naval chippie would be the right sort , just to spend the odd day on board and put everything to rights . |
| 28 | His knowledge of the Anglican religious communities , such as it was , made him think that if he decided to try this out , Mirfield in Yorkshire would be the right place ; for at Mirfield many of the fathers had a vocation to teach , or to hear confessions . |
| 29 | Overall that would be the right thing to do as the story of Rosandra , a model who gets caught up in three ponderous political intrigues , is very laboured indeed . |
| 30 | But , upon reflection , they changed their minds and decided it would be the right thing to do . |