Example sentences of "not [verb] the right [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | She said sometimes , of school , ‘ But I ca n't make the right conversation , ’ and it was true . |
| 32 | He says : ‘ There is no place in the group for units that are subsidised or do n't make the right sort of return on capital employed . ’ |
| 33 | You can make hard work of an easy job if you do n't know the right way to go . |
| 34 | And to point out to her now that she did n't know the right thing to do when visiting people like the Kirkleys would be , in a way , against the advice she had just given her , although it was n't to do with talking ; more like behaviour and deportment or some such . |
| 35 | Caught it … but did n't catch the right part of it … |
| 36 | Alejandro gets pissed off and shouts if you do n't do the right thing straight away . |
| 37 | We we were brought up to believe that if you did n't do the right thing you would be punished . |
| 38 | ‘ Maybe you have n't met the right man yet . ’ |
| 39 | ‘ Maybe you have n't met the right kind of lady , ’ Merrill murmured . |
| 40 | ‘ As I said ; you have n't got the right hide for command . |
| 41 | On account he ai n't got the right money . |
| 42 | Now the other side of that was a plea which came from our switchboard supervisor , which I 'll come onto in a moment , where she said people will often think that of her telephonist , but in actual fact , it 's because they have n't got the right information from people at this end , so there is another side to that story . |
| 43 | ‘ I can remember phone numbers , decks of cards , all the Olympic medal-winners going back a century but I could n't remember the right day on which to turn up — at least I was n't a week late . ’ |
| 44 | He just did n't look the right sort of boy — in the bathroom mirror he saw his wishy-washy face , freckled and slightly spotty , his wishy-washy blue eyes staring mournfully back ; in no way did the image relate to the brown , sparkling athletes who drank beer after a game of soccer in the commercials . |
| 45 | A SHORT-SIGHTED burglar tried to break into an optician 's but could n't see the right way in . |
| 46 | That children are n't getting the right education , |
| 47 | Skill is one of the most important elements in the champion 's make-up , because if he ca n't perform the right technique at the right time and in the right way , he will never make it to the winner 's rostrum . |
| 48 | Shall we just say that I did n't meet the right woman ? |
| 49 | ‘ Sort of , but it would n't create the right impression . ’ |
| 50 | ‘ You just have n't found the right job for you . ’ |
| 51 | Well you could have won but you were daft and did n't take the right card . |
| 52 | But when you loved it , did n't you I mean I know I did when I was a young person first drinking erm I definitely had the feeling that if I was drinking to excess I was n't doing the right thing , whereas the impression we give in Oxford that drinking to the excess is perfectly acceptable behaviour . |
| 53 | The back length of a rucksack is critical for comfort , especially when backpacking , and if you do n't have the right size you 'll soon know all about it . |
| 54 | The back length of a rucksack is critical for comfort when backpacking and if you do n't have the right size of a fixed back length sack you wo n't be able to share the load efficiently between hip belt and shoulder harness . |
| 55 | ‘ It should be every professional 's dream to play at Wembley but if players do n't have the right attitude in training you ca n't consider them . |
| 56 | ‘ The number of companies that do n't have the right picture is amazing , ’ Mr Desoutter says . |
| 57 | Really it is a Cold & Eroded Crack in the Earth 's Crust ; however , Cold & Eroded Crack in the Earth 's Crust National Park just did n't have the right sound for luring Japanese yen , German marks and , should the occasion ever arise , British pounds and Zambian kwachas . |
| 58 | People said black dancers do n't have the right body , the right feet . |
| 59 | No we wo n't have the right drill bit ! |
| 60 | That hand of mine wo n't go the right shape although I 've tried , I knew it would deform joints and so I put all my efforts into spreading them the opposite way , but I have n't won on that one , can you see ? |