Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] the right [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Biermann , who is visiting his mother at her home in Elton Road , wrote the books to rebuild his life after a stroke in 1989 left him paralysed down the right hand side of his body . |
| 2 | The local water also contained just the right quantity of lime for the production of ‘ sheened ’ washed silk . |
| 3 | In Ancient Egypt , pig footprints were considered just the right depth for sowing corn , and at planting time , the farmer would walk behind a pig , dropping seeds in the impressions . |
| 4 | He made very few mistakes and so often picked out the right line on the greens , lines which at the time I doubted , that I left the decisions to him . ’ |
| 5 | Someone must have torn out the right hand page . " |
| 6 | Chris Robinson 's vocal has developed just the right pitch to keep you straining to hear his every word , the kind of kick-ass , hell-for-leather growl that sounds great and is heightened by the honey sweet gospelly chorus of backing singers Barbara Richardson and Taj . |
| 7 | I found the book to be very readable , with each subject being given just the right amount of coverage , considering the intended readership . |
| 8 | Peter usually wore the number 11 shirt but frequently operated down the right flank . |
| 9 | Most of the letters are straightforward and written in plain English ; the type that you may spend bags of time perfecting — Have I said exactly the right thing ? |
| 10 | She had known with all her soul that she had made just the right decision . |
| 11 | Something must have told him that he 'd not said quite the right thing , for he looked at Zeinab uneasily afterwards . |
| 12 | Dave had had just the right amount of drink , he had n't been tempted to display his superior knowledge in argument ; he had n't produced any slanderous gossip , he had n't felt it necessary to demonstrate his virility by being overattentive to someone else 's wife . |
| 13 | Unlike most clergy houses , which had either too little furniture in them for reasons of poverty or too much from the wrong sort of inheritance , Canon Wheeler 's had just the right amount in the right places . |
| 14 | ‘ I do n't think you 've got quite the right idea , Lili , ’ said my mother . |
| 15 | The leisurely bath has reached just the right temperature and the birthday bath salts are bubbling away beautifully . |
| 16 | And owls provided just the right sound effects for the horror-film atmosphere . |
| 17 | He had been in and out of love , but never found quite the right girl at quite the right time to make him a wife . |
| 18 | She was blue when they carried her in , but it looks as though the stone has gone down the right way . ’ |
| 19 | No , a mere little child , but pressure , yes I mean you 've hit exactly the right word , which makes the game and the big occasions very different . |
| 20 | The readings were taken on the right arm of the seated subject after a minimum of 10 minutes ' rest . |
| 21 | Some boys if I 'm to be honest , but we have n't yet worked out the right way of gong about it . |
| 22 | But she comes into her own at the not-bloody-likely tea party ; and by the end , she has achieved just the right blend of poignancy and pride . |
| 23 | Kilkenny have acquired just the right degree of confidence and resolve and unless Galway can produce the unexpected then the Leinster champions will reign supreme for another year . |