Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] the right [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Still it 's hard to believe the young warlord wo n't rattle around in his armoury for just the right mace . |
| 2 | For when he seeks a particular type of person to assist him in a particular way , he can be assured that the recruitment professional will not waste his time or energy in introducing unsuitable candidates for consideration , but that he will be given details of only the right sort of person for the required position . |
| 3 | Somewhere in the middle of this continuum , an animal with an air bladder of exactly the right size neither sinks nor rises , but floats steadily in effortless equilibrium . |
| 4 | A dynamic allocation of exactly the right amount of memory for the word can not be implemented because the structure needs to be contiguous in memory for the fast saving and reading in from a file ( as discussed in section 3.3.6 ) . |
| 5 | The Earth is just the right distance from a star , the Sun , which is of just the right kind of size . |
| 6 | That puts still more of a premium on shrewdly imaginative lineout tactics , married to throwing in of just the right pace and parabola . |
| 7 | The existence of a second decaying solution , which would occur on its own only if one had an initially large disturbance of just the right configuration , is irrelevant . ) |
| 8 | Using a fluorescent marker to highlight the left side of any reading material , such as a newspaper , can help the patient to pay attention to the whole text instead of just the right half . |
| 9 | ‘ Now this is packed in three-kilo boxes , filled properly with ice of just the right size . |
| 10 | Nor is it possible to have a membrane with pores of just the right size to allow in needed substances from outside but not let essential substances escape , if only because the cell may need to retain some small molecules , and admit some larger ones . |
| 11 | It also illustrates the fact that the Conservative government are yet again lagging behind even the right wing and Christian democratic parties in Europe and are utterly isolated in their unwillingness to contemplate electoral change of any kind . |
| 12 | Alex sipped her wine , which was cool and fruity , with just the right degree of dryness . |
| 13 | Channel 4 's TV Heaven is the equivalent of Now That 's What I Call Music — shameless retro zeitgeist wank split into individual years and presented with just the right tone of sobriety and knowingness by Frank Muir . |
| 14 | This is a charming small town , or perhaps overgrown village , with just the right kind of simple hotels to tempt you to stop off here . |
| 15 | That 's something we at Sumitomo Bank keep in mind when we deal with our customers , combining our specialized expertise in international banking with original thinking to offer service with just the right character to fit their particular needs . |
| 16 | Masur paces the first movements with great skill and builds climaxes with just the right sense of slow , inexorable growth . |
| 17 | Alexeev commands a wide tonal palette and his lighter , filigree strokes , ( e.g. in the G major and E flat major préludes ) k , but all in all this is a most satisfying interpretation , with just the right balance between control/taste and fascinating notes from the late Gerald Abraham . |
| 18 | The beautiful opening on the Moscow River is delicate , grey , understated ; the introduction to Marfa 's conjuration has a murkiness that prepares for her entry with just the right atmosphere and weight . |
| 19 | And he handed over the letter ( which had creased beautifully in his pocket ) with just the right note of impatient politeness . |
| 20 | I was relaxed , confident , with just the right amount of adrenalin pumping through my veins . |
| 21 | The three knurled rotaries feel good , with just the right amount of damping . |
| 22 | Her voice was perfect , she estimated — appealing , weak , but with just the right amount of braveness to it . |
| 23 | Like the chimpanzees , the ability of bluetits to learn the complex series of manoeuvres required to release a peanut from a special trick-feeder is no more difficult than many of the activities it learns during the course of its life , seeking out insects and seeds from the most intricate of places , getting itself and its beak into just the right position to extract the desired morsel . |
| 24 | The Board of Trade meeting went off very well , with both Mr Murray and Mr Bushnell answering questions with exactly the right tact and diplomacy . |
| 25 | ‘ Hopefully , I 'll be doing the next Lemonheads album , ’ he says , with exactly the right amount of carelessness , ‘ but I really have to go and do my own thing as well . |
| 26 | As important to Tolkien , though , was that it is a word ( like ‘ shadow ’ ) which people use every day , and with exactly the right shade of uncertainty over whether they mean something completely humdrum and practical or something mysterious and supernatural . |
| 27 | Rather important that one you know , a street lamp out for six weeks , though I know it 's difficult getting in touch with exactly the right department and whose responsibility it is . |
| 28 | These she had made up to her exact requirements , with precisely the right number of holes , by an exclusive shop in Knightsbridge . |
| 29 | She raised her hand as a dubious Herr Nordern forced the car into almost the right gear and drove off with a curious jerking motion , then turned and went into the Centre with a look on her face which boded ill for anyone who crossed her path that day . |
| 30 | As someone who has championed the cause of renewable energy since the mid-1970s , I give a warm personal welcome to my hon. Friend 's statement , which I believe to be in exactly the right direction . |