Example sentences of "have [vb pp] the right [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hunt thinks Mansell has done the right thing in signing with Williams . |
| 2 | ‘ Your Grace has made the right decision , God be thanked ! ’ |
| 3 | Bruce has got the right track record and I feel confident he will get results . ’ |
| 4 | It has got the right profile . |
| 5 | Having created a viciously oppressive system of laws and rules , the government has found the right sort of people to operate it . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Laura had never had any doubts that she 'd made the right decision . |
| 8 | She 'd said the right thing . |
| 9 | I 'd said the right thing and she 'd buttoned me as the one who signed the cheques . |
| 10 | 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 ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ 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 ? |
| 12 | I did n't get too much sleep that night though , wondering if I 'd done the right thing ! ’ |
| 13 | Bacci was n't sure if he 'd done the right thing . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | William sat by the phone for a long while after he had called Preston , wondering if he 'd done the right thing . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Once they reached the canal bank , however , Robbie had no doubt that she 'd done the right thing . |
| 18 | Loretta put down the phone with a sense of unease , wondering if she 'd done the right thing . |
| 19 | He 'd done the right thing . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | to wonder whether I 'd got the right time . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | There was general approval that I 'd asked the right question — no one back in the newsroom realised how hard it had been . |
| 24 | ‘ I thought I 'd be beaten , ’ Turi said , ‘ but I began to realise I 'd chosen the right route by not cutting inside fences . |
| 25 | He will have done the right thing . |
| 26 | Whether he would have done the right thing by her — as they said in those days — is fruitless speculation : he was never told of the need . |
| 27 | ‘ But Ivy has turned out to be so good for me I must have done the right thing . |
| 28 | His hands relaxed from their tight grip on the steering-wheel ; she must have said the right thing for once . |
| 29 | ‘ Yes , that was good , ’ he replied in answer to this , and she glowed with pleasure at having said the right thing . |
| 30 | The most upsetting thing for me has been to see her medical notes and realise that she could have got the right treatment at home … that is if her country was n't being torn apart by war |