Example sentences of "[vb pp] just the right [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The local water also contained just the right quantity of lime for the production of ‘ sheened ’ washed silk . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | I found the book to be very readable , with each subject being given just the right amount of coverage , considering the intended readership . |
| 5 | She had known with all her soul that she had made just the right decision . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The leisurely bath has reached just the right temperature and the birthday bath salts are bubbling away beautifully . |
| 9 | And owls provided just the right sound effects for the horror-film atmosphere . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |