Example sentences of "have [verb] [art] right [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The bank is looking for someone canny — not to say extremely gifted — who has developed the right skills in a reasonably sized corporate environment within a few years of qualifying .
2 It is all very confusing with the result , in my experience , that in many instances the fishkeeper has to find the right feed level by trial and error , which invariably involves water quality problems , as well as compromising the health of the fish until the correct balance is achieved .
3 If a band do n't write their own songs , the manager has to find the right songwriters .
4 Hunt thinks Mansell has done the right thing in signing with Williams .
5 Already , the Smith camp has made the right noises — about reform of the trade union block vote , about an openness to electoral reform , and about a wide-ranging policy review — that might not have happened had Gould not intervened .
6 ‘ Your Grace has made the right decision , God be thanked ! ’
7 Bruce has got the right track record and I feel confident he will get results . ’
8 It has got the right profile .
9 Having created a viciously oppressive system of laws and rules , the government has found the right sort of people to operate it .
10 This means the vet has hit the right spot , but , despite giving the appearance of a canine pin cushion , it is obviously not too unpleasant an experience .
11 It has impressed but it has to have the right tools if it is going to provide the safety that councillor referred to and the saving of life which was referred to by councillor .
12 When she has created the right conditions , the light comes through from a source beyond her vision , with its own energy and life .
13 Even when answers start to emerge , it will be some time before those who depend on the industry for a livelihood — and that includes at least 100,000 Scots — will know whether or not he has sent the right signals in a climate of fierce international competition for scarce oil industry investment funds .
14 Laura had never had any doubts that she 'd made the right decision .
15 If you 'd said the right things at
16 She 'd said the right thing .
17 I 'd said the right thing and she 'd buttoned me as the one who signed the cheques .
18 And immediately wondered if she 'd said the right thing , for Lubor wasted no time in asking , ‘ And what are you going to do today ? ’
19 ‘ 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 ?
20 I did n't get too much sleep that night though , wondering if I 'd done the right thing ! ’
21 Bacci was n't sure if he 'd done the right thing .
22 And he 'd done the right thing in getting that wallet back to Blackbeard , because Blackbeard was horribly evil and would have come after them if Joe had n't been sensible .
23 William sat by the phone for a long while after he had called Preston , wondering if he 'd done the right thing .
24 He had carried her along on the groundswell of his own forceful personality , but now that the ride was over she had time to wonder if she 'd done the right thing .
25 Once they reached the canal bank , however , Robbie had no doubt that she 'd done the right thing .
26 Loretta put down the phone with a sense of unease , wondering if she 'd done the right thing .
27 He 'd done the right thing .
28 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 .
29 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
30 to wonder whether I 'd got the right time .
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