Example sentences of "he had the right [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Burrows became more and more convinced that he had the right man .
2 He had the right mixture of politics and economics , cleverly interwoven with deadly figures and Government pledges to throw back in Norman Lamont 's face .
3 Although Mr Headroom was actually flesh and blood posing as the unreal thing , there are plenty of computer animation specialists who think he had the right idea .
4 He had the right idea about women , ’ Lucenzo said cynically .
5 ‘ Paranoid , ’ he said with satisfaction , sure for once he had the right word .
6 He felt great , he worked with class and he had the right attitude .
7 Because he had the right attitude , he did n't quibble , he did n't moan he did n't criticize , he just got on with the job , and is n't that a little area that we can all work on somewhere , it comes down to that little bit of territory even , does n't it , if we 're given in the ministry and we say oh not there again , I worked that last time , I know that person in that house they 're all working , called on them and when they , I just do n't get , I just do n't get on with them , they 're not me at all , you see , we , we can go on and on in all kinds of areas ca n't we in the truth , but what an attitude to have and I thought this was a lovely expression here , look , erm , on page twenty seven , just about a third of the way down on the right hand side , he says as I have opportunity , I encourage new ones at that , that would take advantage of all privileged service , they 're given , and to learn to be content , and happy with it and just in the next paragraph at the end he says be happy and content in your present circumstances and blossom in a spiritual way in the soil where you are planted is n't that a lo a lovely expression , does n't that show a man who is spiritually alive and alert and awake , and is n't that how we should be , would n't the congregation flow and move along forward , so much better and more unitedly if we all have that lovely attitude that Jehovah service , no matter what it is , we ca n't all be public speakers , we ca n't all be giving a public talk at the district assembly can we ?
8 Insane ! ) — but he was certain he had the right answer , and a more direct and obvious one than hers had been .
9 He was fortunate in that he had the right doctor at the right time in the right so hospital
10 They 'd have probably given him ninety days if he had the right advice . ’
11 Well , he had the right number then did n't he ?
12 I asked him if he had the right number ?
13 Darwin succeeded where earlier evolutionists had failed because he had the right solution to the problem of explaining how populations actually change in response to environmental pressure .
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