Example sentences of "he [verb] the right [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The bottom line ’ , says one western ambassador , ‘ is that he is one of the few leaders on this continent who appears to care about his people and we therefore trust him to do the right thing . ’ |
| 2 | It was n't easy , but I persuaded him to do the right thing . |
| 3 | My mother was always telling him to measure the right amount with the cap of the bottle , but it was n't his style . |
| 4 | he also opened up early at the wicket and had a tendency to bowl from the edge of the crease , which caused him to get the right shoulder in front of the left as he delivered and , with hardly any follow through , the only way he could generate any great speed was by a late acceleration of the bowling arm . |
| 5 | History has shown that he made the right choice . |
| 6 | And , as he enters the last week of a career which spans more than 30 years , he knows he made the right choice . |
| 7 | Anfield 's record-breaking striker is certain that neither Blackburn Rovers ' financial clout nor their present League position can ever console the Scot that he made the right decision on that dramatic day in February 1991 . |
| 8 | Obviously , I think he made the right decision . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ No , it is n't Matthew , although I pray he made the right decision . ’ |
| 10 | And although he produced the right paperwork , they could n't understand it . |
| 11 | With the help of a night nurse he found the right room and tiptoed in . |
| 12 | Since he was n't sure of the date , it took a little time , but there was no missing it when he found the right volume . |
| 13 | He found the right formula with ‘ Killer ’ , but how effective will the rest of his samples prove ? |
| 14 | He found the right formula with ‘ Killer ’ , but how effective will the rest of his samples prove ? |
| 15 | Anyway he has the right approach and I 'm sure something will result . ’ |
| 16 | He has a long way to go but he has the right attitude . ’ |
| 17 | And surely our reasons for allowing this are close to those suggested by the tripartite definition ; he has the right answer , and not by luck . |
| 18 | ‘ Well , he has the right sort of contacts in the government . |
| 19 | ‘ He does if he has the right people and financial backing behind him . |
| 20 | One day he 'll want some , I 'm sure , when he meets the right person . ’ |
| 21 | Has he made the right choices , and can he suggest the current direction of American art with just these three candidates ? |
| 22 | He adopted the right test and asked whether in the circumstances this mother 's decision was within the band of what a reasonable mother would do . |
| 23 | ‘ He shows the right spirit . |
| 24 | Throughout the whole of life , Man is happy or unhappy in so far as he discovers the right admixture for his life of these quite distinct manners of using energy . |
| 25 | He touched the right cuff of his pullover . |
| 26 | In fact Nathaniel had grown into a dissolute of considerable proportions by the time Dowd entered his employ , and could not have cared less what kind of creature Dowd was as long as he procured the right kind of company . |
| 27 | If he gets the right sort |
| 28 | if he gets the right sort of |
| 29 | Once he finds the right ones he throws the bag over his shoulder like Santa and strides purposefully towards the door . |
| 30 | If he finds the right character , the actor effectively claims the role for life . |