Example sentences of "off [prep] the right [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a kind of skipping movement he shifts his weight to the forward , leading right leg , scooping the left foot in front of the right knee and jumping off with the right leg so that it passes the left foot again . |
| 2 | Unless you start off with the right board , though , you 're going to make learning a lot of unnecessarily hard work . |
| 3 | We needed a compass bearing to ensure we headed off in the right direction , a reminder that even a ‘ valley ’ walk can land the unwary in difficulties . |
| 4 | The Goblins wait until the enemy are close by , and then push the Fanatic out towards the foe , giving him a good shove to start him off in the right direction . |
| 5 | The pole jerks the hunters off in the right direction rather like a heavyweight human-diviner . |
| 6 | Mr. Chairman , ladies and gentlemen , it is n't that I would like to say a word , it is that told me to say a word , and I realise I am starting off in the right way . |
| 7 | Worst of all , some tiles are inaccessible without forming a bridge with others — think on your toes and pair them off in the right order , or it 's back to the beginning . |
| 8 | The double sweep 1 : both fighters square off in the right stance . |
| 9 | Could I also ask a question which you might be completely clear on , but I 'm not , when we do back checks on files and make sure they are all up to date and so on , we come across maybe a research approval which has n't been signed off in the right places , how far back in time do we need to get that signed off . |
| 10 | Especially when you 're starting off on the right foot like you and Marilyn . |
| 11 | Try to get off on the right foot ? ’ |
| 12 | You can never be too early starting your kids off on the right foot — in fact , it 's essential |
| 13 | I think we got off on the right foot . ’ |
| 14 | We must get off on the right foot . ’ |
| 15 | Tomorrow would be another day , and she would make damned sure that she would get it off on the right footing . |
| 16 | A crash of musketry off to the right flank betrayed that the farms to the west were under attack , but here in the centre , where the road led enticingly to the crossroads , the enemy was still hidden . |
| 17 | Second hurdle , managed it a bit better , gave him the signal three strides from the jump , felt him lift off at the right time , felt his assurance flow back and his faith in me revive , even if provisionally . |
| 18 | Until after 1900 the Belgian miners took time off at the right season ( if necessary by an annual ‘ potato strike ’ ) to look after their potato patches . |