Example sentences of "and [vb past] the right [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He had an assertive , competitive manner and asked the right questions .
2 His feeding catheter was tunnelled under the skin and entered the right atrium via the right subclavain vein .
3 He pressed gently on the brake and indicated the right turn into Randall Lodge .
4 He gave her a puzzled glance and then shrugged and pressed the right switches .
5 Clearly he has listened at a number of keyholes and collected the right gossip .
6 We have clearly defined our investment priorities and established the right strategy to meet the challenges which face us , to exploit LASMO 's business strengths and to achieve our objectives .
7 She decided that she would make a phone call just to check that Jenny had left home and knew the right time of her arrival .
8 Nevertheless , when you 've explored a level and flicked the right switches , there can be a lot of just sticking in one place , bubbling up the countless number of grubs required to feed the sprogs .
9 But I think the ingenuity of chemists and scientists and physicists and astronomers is such that , yes , we could do it — if we knew what we were looking for and had the right ideas .
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