Example sentences of "[am/are] on the right [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Well , you ca n't pick anything up on your radio unless you 're on the right wavelength , can you ? ’
2 ‘ You 're on the right deck — you 're just on the wrong side of the ship !
3 Dr ‘ Patterson ’ … patients here are very much consultant oriented , and no matter how much you may feel you 're on the right lines for treatment , they do expect to go along and see a consultant .
4 Right , you 're on the right lines .
5 You 're , you 're on the right lines , you 're on the right lines .
6 You 're , you 're on the right lines , you 're on the right lines .
7 ‘ Iris , if we 're on the right lines , Dora must be feeling pretty grim at the moment .
8 ‘ No , but you 're on the right lines .
9 You 're on the right lines .
10 No but you 're on the right lines now .
11 Sure we 're on the right platform ?
12 ‘ Well , you 're on the right road , but I would say you had chosen the wrong day . ’
13 ‘ We 're on the right road . ’
14 We would like to think we 're on the right road to producing a successful senior line-up . ’
15 Are you sure you are n't treating yourself to easy self-congratulation , seeking approval , making certain you 're on the right side ?
16 They 're on the right hand side .
17 ‘ D' you reckon we 're on the right track , Geoff ? ’
18 Or even more you 're on the right track , yeah .
19 But it looks as though we 're on the right track at last . ’
20 ‘ You 're on the right track , ’ he said softly .
21 Given the chance to put their MEP on the spot in Strasbourg , this generation wants to be sure they 're on the right track .
22 There 's no panic , because Gloucester know they 're on the right track and tomorrow at Kingsholm , West Hartlepool will probably find themselves rail roaded .
23 if you suffer from Mansellmania … you 're on the right channel tonight … we 've a competition coming up first news of Sunday 's grand prix in Mark Kiff 's action round up
24 I know I 'm on the right route when I spot a bus marked ‘ Pensioners Touring Kerry ’ .
25 The LTA has increased its training staff and with the arrival of Tony Pickard and others it does appear that we are on the right road to success or at least start travelling in the right direction .
26 It is that sort of falling-together that reassures you are on the right lines .
27 The head also needs to reward those who are on the right lines through drawing attention to successes , prominently displaying thank you letters on the staff room notice board , using time to convince , cheer , direct , push and urge .
28 The policies in train are on the right lines .
29 Still , things are on the right lines .
30 Previous application of this method ( viz. a 1-stage Delphi with interactive feedback ) earlier in this research programme has shown that many employers embarking often for the first time on strategic employment policy-making require some means of obtaining confirmation they are on the right lines .
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