Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [prep] the right [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can not conceive that the pathologist will trouble to look there for a puncture mark and indeed , prior to that eventuality , it does n't seem likely that the emergency team of paramedics they 'll send out from Brighton General will be well enough acquainted with the action of this drug to hit upon the right antidote in time to prevent her from expiring . ’ |
| 2 | Although physiologically naive to suggest , as some have , that the seat of creativity lies in the right hemisphere , the latter 's contribution must be considered of unique importance , given what is known about its style of cognitive processing . |
| 3 | Keep the rig as upright as possible An upright rig presents more sail area to the wind and keeps the driving force pointing in the right direction — horizontally forwards . |
| 4 | These rather artificial bridges from one group of questions to another are useful for keeping the candidate 's mind focused on the right area of response and for helping the interviewer see his/her way through the prearranged structure of the interview . |
| 5 | A strong wind blowing in the right direction can put a metre on a high tide in exceptional circumstances , and the wind can also prevent the tide from receding as much as it should . |
| 6 | However , spotlights need to be positioned so that light falls in the right place . |
| 7 | In order to ensure that the succession passed to the right Kikuyu clan , an organization by the name of GEMA ( Gikuyu , Embu and Meru Association ) was formed under the leadership of Njenga Karume : |
| 8 | They 're useful in surgery to keep blood flowing at the right speed and sucking old blood from re-attached parts so new blood flows in quickly . |
| 9 | Gobbets of pinkish-grey matter exploded from the exit wound below the right shoulder blade . |
| 10 | A NASM official indicates that , according to their records , ‘ 108784 has but 59 plus hours on the airframe with the last flight occurring in February 1944. 42–108784 is currently displayed with an original 1,250lb thrust 1–A engine installed on the right side of the aircraft , one engine access panel being removed to enhance viewing . |
| 11 | Five years under Deng Xiaoping appears to have started the mighty machine rolling in the right direction again but , in energy terms there are a number of problems to be overcome which are mainly to do with lack of adequate capital investment and resources management . |
| 12 | The arrow pointed in the right direction , but ten feet past it , without the compass , which way was north ? |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Significantly better performance was found when the target tone was presented to the left ear , and the tongue controlled the sound heard in the right ear , than in the reverse condition . |
| 15 | She understood then that if she had had leisure to listen at the right moment , she might have heard the faint , suggestive sounds of a third presence . |
| 16 | These movements are preprogrammed " ballistic " responses whose velocities are determined by the anticipated distance of travel , ensuring that the eye arrives at the right place after a fixed period of time . |
| 17 | She paused for a moment looking for the right words . |
| 18 | In part this has been due to a failure to look at the right parts of the higher order visual cortex , using the right stimuli . |
| 19 | And not every bomb falls in the right place . ’ |
| 20 | The skill of Hollywood was ensuring that the right actor went into the right story . |
| 21 | Make sure you make the saw cut in the right place ! |
| 22 | A good theatrical director knows that aggression comes from the right wing of a stage . |
| 23 | I loved the programme and the people but I made the decision to leave at the right point , before I could grow bored . ’ |
| 24 | A pocket of air may be trapped between the breaking wave and the cliff , if the wave breaks in the right position relative to the cliff ( Fig. 8.1C ) . |
| 25 | Obviously many things might muddy the correlation between social structure and prohibited partners , but one piece of existing evidence points in the right direction . |
| 26 | Anyway , they unloaded the sculpture with reverence , popped it into a transparent showcase filled with the right gases , made a number of loud noises expressing awe and admiration , and wheeled it away without having noticed a thing . |
| 27 | I suggest that the hon. Gentleman looks in the right telephone directory . |
| 28 | and that 's the Karrimor International Mountain Marathon … a race made of the right stuff |
| 29 | Seemed to go back and forth between the reservation and the city for a while looking for the right place to be . |
| 30 | And that leads to the third , less obvious , reason : the market-place itself , to work efficiently , needs consumers who know how prices compare , and who act on that knowledge buying at the right price , not buying if the price is too high for this to have an influence on prices , through traders who set attractive prices competing successfully against traders who set inflated prices , it is by no means necessary for all consumers to be actively price-conscious . |