Example sentences of "[vb -s] [to-vb] the right [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is all very confusing with the result , in my experience , that in many instances the fishkeeper has to find the right feed level by trial and error , which invariably involves water quality problems , as well as compromising the health of the fish until the correct balance is achieved . |
| 2 | The Corporation wants to do the right thing by you . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ The motivation has to come from within and he also needs to take the right approach when he 's away from Anfield , ’ he added . |
| 4 | Mr you see various people are giving evidence , and Mr wants to ask the right person , certain questions , namely the person who er devised those words and er you are er somebody in a very important position er and er he 's trying to get it from you , and as he 's pointed out to you a company ca n't sit down and produce in some corporate way a phrase someone or two human beings or more have got to do it and he wants to know if you can help us er who , who that was , that 's , that 's all you see , he does n't want to ask you about it , no doubt er , er in the same way as he 'd want to ask a person that actually devised a word , d' ya see ? |
| 5 | We conclude that a project such as this needs to strike the right balance between , on the one hand setting criteria and a code of practice which wills structure and direct developments in participating institutions , and , on the other , permitting each institution appropriate independence and room for initiative and discretion . |
| 6 | Mrs Donaldson , in last month 's letters page , certainly seems to have the right idea . |
| 7 | Bell hopes to hit the right note again |
| 8 | I had an hour 's talk with him , he impressed me very much ; he wishes to do the right thing . |
| 9 | Clapp subsequently lost heavily to Suffolk 's Colin Gathercole in the afternoon , however , to leave Essex needing the last two matches to go the right way . |