Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [verb] the right [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is n't enough to write well ( I mean choose the right words and so on ) to be a good writer . |
| 2 | I want to see the right kind of deal for electricity consumers in Northern Ireland . |
| 3 | I want to get the right sort of thing for you . |
| 4 | I 'd said the right thing and she 'd buttoned me as the one who signed the cheques . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'll do anything , ’ I told them , and it was n't till afterwards that I realized I 'd done the right thing 'cos where else was I to go ? |
| 6 | I did n't get too much sleep that night though , wondering if I 'd done the right thing ! ’ |
| 7 | There was general approval that I 'd asked the right question — no one back in the newsroom realised how hard it had been . |
| 8 | Yeah I 'm sorry I 'm a little bit late but , you know , I just wanted to make sure I 'd got the right turnings cos erm |
| 9 | Erm I wanted to make sure I 'd got the right turning I think was the answer but there was no reason to say I had problems finding you or I was held up I 'm sorry for that or , or anything , there was no , there was no actual acknowledgement or reason for being late . |
| 10 | to wonder whether I 'd got the right time . |
| 11 | On this occasion the N1 cam was to the right of centre and I 'd knitted the right side of the neck correctly , with no problem . |
| 12 | ‘ I thought I 'd be beaten , ’ Turi said , ‘ but I began to realise I 'd chosen the right route by not cutting inside fences . |
| 13 | I like to see the right thing being done . |
| 14 | ‘ I like to eat a lot and because I do , I like to eat the right things . |
| 15 | I do knit the right width and length , but then I ‘ cut and sew ’ armholes and necklines and sleeve shapings . |
| 16 | I did do the right thing , did n't I ? ’ |
| 17 | Then I too realized I had made the right decision to stay put in hospital . |
| 18 | However , I was in no doubt that I had done the right thing by leaving him . |
| 19 | Then I began to worry if I had done the right thing . |
| 20 | Tell me I had done the right thing . |
| 21 | I knew I had done the right thing , and now there would be no second monster to follow the first . |
| 22 | I had chosen the right moment , because I found him , not so much irresolute as musing on the possibility of being wiped out by ‘ a stray bomb ’ . |
| 23 | It was difficult to make sure I had taken the right things but not too much and I found I could have done with less . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's one thing being peaceful — it 's another thing altogether not knowing if I 've done the right thing . |
| 25 | I 'm not sure if I 've done the right thing . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm sick but I still think I 've done the right thing . |
| 27 | ‘ How do I know if I 've met the right person ? ’ |
| 28 | The England midfielder added : ‘ I 've only been with Leeds for a few days but that 's long enough to know I 've made the right decision coming here . ’ |
| 29 | I think I 've made the right decision because Foyly scored two goals , and I do n't think you stop a player of his quality , I mean they tried it with George Best , they 've tried it with , you know Manfred Mann and they always do something special do n't they ? |
| 30 | I 'm incredibly lazy but I do think I 've found the right way or at least a better way than hers to live . |