Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] the right direction [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 're going in the right direction but I do n't know where the piste has got to . ’ |
| 2 | Maybe we 'll come across a friendly native with a forked stick going in the right direction and I 'll give him the big-screen smile and hand it over . |
| 3 | Sir Hector said : ‘ There was a general acceptance that we have to get things moving in the right direction but it is not easy to find a quick solution . ’ |
| 4 | If the patient 's well-being is enhanced or if a problem such as asthma is cured , but joint pains flare up or a skin rash develops , the physician can reassure the patient that things are moving in the right direction and that the joint or skin problem should be transient and will also clear up in due course . |
| 5 | The consensus , however , is that we are moving in the right direction and the further 1% cut in base rates and its knock-on effect on mortgages is the best tonic the country could get . |
| 6 | So I would say that the North Yorkshire er figure in summary , goes in the right direction but not far enough . |