Example sentences of "not [adv] [verb] the right " in BNC.

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1 Although one might suppose that the creation of a new party offers attractive opportunities for people previously excluded from local élites to establish themselves as leaders , it is often the case that such people do not obviously possess the right qualities .
2 Not only has the right hon. Gentleman made an idiot of himself by that intervention , but he has achieved the interesting feat of misquoting himself .
3 To Nietzsche he was a thinker who not only valued the right things , notably art , but also embodied them himself : a philosopher with an artist 's power of words .
4 She said , ‘ Sweetie , do n't forget I not only need the right man for me , but the right stepfather for Dickie .
5 I am sure this would help many fishkeepers not only to provide the right amounts for their fish but also to use the correct food types/varieties of which there must be several dozens on the market .
6 Not just meeting the right person at the right time but also developing at the same pace so that you both have the same needs and expectations from life at roughly the same time .
7 I know I can use matching Silky , but do not always have the right colour ’ .
8 However they 're quick to point out that these are early days and they may not even have the right gene .
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