Example sentences of "been [prep] the right [noun] " in BNC.

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1	A railway bridge crosses and then the navigation carries on as the river bends right , to be crossed by a bridge carrying pipes which have been along the right bank .
2	So far I 've been very fortunate in that I 've been in the right place at the right time ; buying land and property in a subdued market then selling it on when demand is high .
3	A murder weapon had been discovered in Parkin 's desk , David Parkin had been in the right place at the right time and he had a conceivable motive to kill the television reporter .
4	Paul Bodin says he 's been lucky … he 's been in the right place at the right time and has managed to take the chances …
5	‘ England 's batting , fielding and — apart from Emburey and Edmonds — their bowling proclaimed the lack of practice and resolve on a slow pitch which , had they been in the right frame of mind , would have given them an even chance of levelling the series , ’ asserted Wisden .
6	Coming from someone who 'd obviously never been in the right frame of mind magnetically to attach anything but his salary to himself — money Anwar always referred to as ‘ unearned income ’ — this seemed a bit rich .
7	At the time of writing that message , its author had certainly been in the right frame to oust Theo Sykes from the role of chief suspect .
8	All golf and gin and bridge and cars and the right accent and the right money and having been to the right school and hating the arts ( the theatre being a pantomime at Christmas and ‘ Hay Fever ’ by the Town Rep Picasso and Bartók dirty words unless you wanted to get a laugh ) .
9	They had been on the right road , he was certain of it .
10	( In fact , the French lines there on February 21st were no better prepared than they had been on the Right Bank , and the rejoinder that if he had not had adequate forces he should not have undertaken the offensive in the first place is almost too obvious ) .

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