Example sentences of "[v-ing] [verb] the right [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How are you going to find the right frequency before they blow us to pieces ? ’ |
| 2 | So how are we going to get the right answer ? |
| 3 | In terms of the business they probably do n't matter a great deal , but it 's very important if you 're going to develop the right team spirit . |
| 4 | It 's not been for us to tell people what they should or should n't eat or do anything with , because the , in , in one respect that 's a nann nannying attitude from er , whether it 's the legislators saying we 're not going to approve the right legislation so that you have that information , but on the other hand by manufacturers and others saying you trust us . |
| 5 | I 'm going to shape the right side of the neck first , so I 'll be knitting over needles 0 to 60 on the right of the machine . |
| 6 | I ca n't say I envy the director , having to find the right balance of youth and experience … ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Yes , that was good , ’ he replied in answer to this , and she glowed with pleasure at having said the right thing . |
| 8 | Having found the right house in the most perfect location less than half a mile from the gates of Assisi , she set about transforming it . |
| 9 | The more computer power is available , the faster business can be transacted , and the heavier become the competitive penalties for not having to hand the right information about your business and its environment . |
| 10 | Automatically — the writer 's habit — I was trying to find the right word to describe the scene . |
| 11 | Sorry , I 'm trying to find the right bit of paper . |
| 12 | Tessa was already turning the tatter-edged yellow pages over , trying to find the right date , when Bob put his phone down . |
| 13 | I 've been hoping to find the right opportunity for weeks . |
| 14 | You may remember E. Nesbit , the great children 's writer and inventer of the family of Wouldbegoods , who were very English , trying to do the right thing but often falling over themselves — or others — when it came to practice . |
| 15 | Wooster , after all , in the inter-war Jeeves stories , was eternally trying to do the Right Thing and succeeding ( if at all ) only on the last page of the story . |
| 16 | Only I was trying to get the right money today , see so |
| 17 | Trying to say the right thing to calm things down or protect people 's feelings only brings more upset and confusion . |