Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] the right [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a recent article in Current Anthropology , one palaeontologist went even further and stated that the molecular anthropologists were right for the wrong reasons , while the palaeontologists were wrong for the right reasons . |
| 2 | when you feel clear about the right plan , check out any legal or practical implications and make sure your family and friends know what your wishes are . |
| 3 | Its heavy vertical folds mask much of the body and hang free under the right elbow , while the thin , tight-drawn chiton shows the legs almost as though naked . |
| 4 | Something still very wrong with the right hand side of the bottom panel . |
| 5 | Brilliant play by , gets i clear down the right hand side and a fine header in . |
| 6 | The delicate balance of cooperation between them — occurring across the corpus callosum and involving some kind of filtering process — is therefore of crucial importance in allowing the left hemisphere to remain responsive to the right hemisphere 's influence , yet sufficiently in control to avoid overloading of conscious , directed thought . |
| 7 | Although he lacked the impeccable conservative credentials of Sununu , it was generally believed that Skinner would be acceptable to the right wing of the Republican Party . |
| 8 | At other times , though , ideas are less dependent on the right person coming along because they are implied by the current state of knowledge or technique . |
| 9 | Because everything was handmade , er all the holes in the er timbers , they had to be carefully er marked out so that y er when they went to the wood machines there was a er they would be bored in the right place , and the right size of holes . |
| 10 | No stitching is visible from the right side . |
| 11 | It can , none the less , cut out many of the worst frustrations : material that takes hours to trace , is never found , or is unavailable at the right time ; teacher-made material that takes too long , is botched in process or inexpertly designed ; equipment that does n't work , or works badly , or is preempted by someone else at the crucial moment ; timetables that do n't , when it comes to the point , allow sufficient flexibility ; help that one feels ought to be available but somehow never is . |
| 12 | The dress was tight in the right places , and shiny where it should n't have been . |
| 13 | It may , for instance , be better to leave type unjustified in the right margin . |
| 14 | The antipathy towards him was so widespread on the right wing of the party that Norman Tebbit announced that he would himself be a leadership contender if Mrs Thatcher were to resign . |
| 15 | The reason they were picked ( aside from those who are here by right of birth ) is that a small portion of their total brain power was visibly alight at the right time and in the right place . |
| 16 | But Zurich believes that it can make the business profitable with the right package of tailor-made services — for instance , advice on security of buildings and reduction of accidents at work as well as insurance . |
| 17 | And it would have been entirely possible with the right companion . |
| 18 | ( For example , in Britain it is now possible with the right kind of TV set to call up a whole range of information onto the TV screen . |
| 19 | His drive went low up the right side of the fairway and faded impotently into the heather . |
| 20 | The dorsal and anal fins of both male and female are a light burgundy to purple at the base , darkening at the outside , and they appear to be covered in small iridescent blue spots that are particularly striking under the right light . |
| 21 | " I was n't sure for the right colour ; I think in the end , white is safest . " |
| 22 | If you are not sure about the right way to connect something in a mains power supply circuit , do not resort to trial and error . |
| 23 | As we have already discussed , the ancestry of the rose is extremely wide and complicated , and although extraordinary genealogical detective work has been carried out into many family trees , one wonders how it is possible to be sure of the right direction when travelling through the mists and fogs of time , especially during the period before copyright was extended to plants , when secrecy was a safeguard against competition . |
| 24 | If we make sure of the right answer to these questions we will develop the full , clear picture of God that he himself has given us in his revelation . |
| 25 | Good on its own , great with the right tonic . |
| 26 | The Stotherts work on the theory that modest things can look good in the right surroundings , and there are plenty of examples around the house . |
| 27 | Certainly , bureaucratic organisational forms and processes can be very effective in the right conditions of a known product or service , ‘ mass production ’ and stability . |
| 28 | I have my catapults and slings and air-rifle , and they could all be lethal in the right circumstances , but they just do n't have the long-range hitting power I really hanker after . |
| 29 | These come in variable sizes and power ratings and can prove useful in the right situation . |
| 30 | The breeding , rearing , or fattening of beef cattle can be viable in the right conditions , although it is hard to make a profit on a very small scale . |