Example sentences of "and [pers pn] [verb] the right " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That 's the first time I 've managed to beat Graham in four matches — and I picked the right one to do it in . |
| 2 | I 'm not against the concept of co-opted members and I believe that they could add a useful dimension to any authority 's work , but apart from the obligatory brace of businessmen and I accept the Right Honourable and Noble Viscount Lord Whitelaw 's phrase and I quote powerful reference to a broad approach and new ideas and a fight against crime , but apart from the the brace er , er of such business people , they should surely come from representative sections of those communities which the authorities serve . |
| 3 | That is absolute rubbish and I expect the right hon. Member for Sparkbrook to condemn it as such . |
| 4 | And so he asked this girl Jane and , and then he asked me and erm and er had I sat down and thought about it I could have said well er what I thought , you know , the correct way er but I thought well there 's correct and there 's correct and I think the right way is to write to it and to say yes thanks |
| 5 | And you give the right answer . |
| 6 | She was a bit careless at adding drops — a kind of baker 's dozen approach - but she knew the answer would be salt and she identified the right one . |
| 7 | There was a good atmosphere and they got the right result . |
| 8 | Mr Lamont added : ‘ Low inflation , tight control of public spending , open markets , competition — these are the principles of the Government 's strategy and they provide the right framework for economic growth . |
| 9 | Well I think , I think that the difference is that if you 're , they were obviously establishing themselves from seed and they picked the right spot and they got themselves anchored . |
| 10 | He felt great , he worked with class and he had the right attitude . |
| 11 | ‘ The old man was a damn good listener when it suited him and he knew the right questions . |
| 12 | ‘ He is a brave , good man , the best in Rome , and he did the right thing for Rome by killing me . |
| 13 | He says that getting the children out quickly was a priority — fires in houses tend to spread very fast and he did the right thing . |
| 14 | There 's no money in them and it takes the right machinery to cut them up . |
| 15 | ‘ We are always busy here , and it seemed the right time to start planning for an extension , ’ she said . |
| 16 | I learnt with someone else , did two years and then er that was an accident if you like that I got involved cos somebody wanted me to be involved and and it seemed the right thing at the time . |
| 17 | I 've tried most of the guitar synths and stuff , but I just prefer my instrument : it 's very human and it makes the right noise . |