Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] the right [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You will now want to make sure that your feet are landing in the right place . |
| 2 | I shall not forget how your husband helped a new and inexperienced Head to see what was wrong with the school 's Art Room , helped also in pressing in the right quarter , for its improvement — all of which resulted in a much-needed tonic for the Art teaching in the school . |
| 3 | Things which had bewildered him were clear as crystal , problems which had daunted and defied him gave like locks opening to the right key . |
| 4 | The President of the United States has to press one button , the man on the spot another : the radio frequencies are so wildly different that the chances of anyone happening on the right combination are billions to one . ’ |
| 5 | Stitch braid or fringing to the right side on the lower edge . |
| 6 | I dare say a good many rabbits would have kept quiet and thought about keeping on the right side of the Chief , but I 'm afraid I 'm not much good at that . |
| 7 | He 'd hired a smart car for their visit ; he joked with Mary Rose about driving on the right side of the road . |
| 8 | I know because many years ago I happened to be in the right place , in the ambulance I was driving at the right time and was able to e effect a rescue of an old woman from her smoke filled house at Burstill Ten minutes later I could not have done it because of the smoke . |
| 9 | The body is made entirely from maple and features some token contouring for the right arm , and a bit more round the back for the ribcage . |
| 10 | If you are single and ambitious , then your career pattern and development will be important to you , and any prospects for promotion in the longer term are a significant factor when looking for the right opening . |
| 11 | Looking for the right word ! |
| 12 | Almost everyone concerned with education is looking for the right direction to go , and there is much talk of leadership . |
| 13 | ‘ But we continue to study it and are looking for the right vehicle . ’ |
| 14 | We had spent much time looking for the right place and seemed to have explored almost every corner of the country , from Devon to Cumberland , and had almost settled on a disused mill at Fisherton-de-la-Mare , near Amesbury . |
| 15 | Seemed to go back and forth between the reservation and the city for a while looking for the right place to be . |
| 16 | Or maybe it was like the ball in a roulette wheel , bouncing around and looking for the right number … |
| 17 | In this case , the researcher decides how many of each category of person should be included in the sample , but then , instead of selecting them at random from a sampling frame , the researcher goes out looking for the right number of people in each category until the quota is filled . |
| 18 | She mounted the steps to the front door of the house and stood looking for the right bell to ring . |
| 19 | When searching for the right adjective , bear in mind that your effect on the reader will be stronger if you can create physical sensation , if you can make the reader conjure up a colour , a texture , a smell or a sound , rather than using a word like ‘ soothing ’ , or ‘ lovely ’ or ( worst of all ) ‘ evocative ’ . |
| 20 | ‘ When I left you last night you were positively down in the dumps ; today you 're — you 're … ’ she made a helpless gesture with her hands , searching for the right adjective ‘ … you 're sizzling ! |
| 21 | After some time of searching for the right facility they have had to go back and build something anew . |
| 22 | While he was still searching for the right question to ask , the sound of a key in the padlock made them both jump . |
| 23 | I spent many hours in my laboratory , searching for the right mixture of chemicals to make my drug . |
| 24 | I had read many scientific books and spent many hours in my laboratory , searching for the right mixture of chemicals to make my drug . |
| 25 | He was searching for the right doctor — he meant a doctor for his soul — and kept falling into the hands of quacks . |
| 26 | THE idea of a computer whizz-kid gaining access to classified data by accidentally brushing against the right button is the stuff of fantasy , according to a security consultant at the National Computing Centre in Manchester . |
| 27 | Er the other thing you 've got to have and very essentially , is coordination , got to cross those stepping stones if you could n't coordinate the action right , now this is vitally important this coordination , it 's the skilful interaction of the five senses , the brain , the nerves and the muscles , acting with the right degree of effort and timing . |
| 28 | Me , wrestling with the right articulation , and Lucker with his blunted anger . |
| 29 | if I may give you a word of advice , you may think it 's rude , but when Mr is asking questions try not to turn down towards him , if you try and face across the jury , that 's what carries the voice if you 're looking at them , if you turn to your left , a bit of your head goes down a bit , it 's only natural , you 're not as used to courts as Mr is , er , he , he , your , it , your voice smothers , it 's not a question of shouting it 's just looking in the right direction , yes Mr go on |
| 30 | But first of all in terms of a precedency attitude I hope I 'm looking in the right place ? |