Example sentences of "could [vb infin] the right [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But before I could phrase the right remark , the question that would show her I saw no reason why in Conchis 's absence she should maintain the pretending to believe , she stood up . |
| 2 | No one in the world could give the right answer just like that , especially a girl ! |
| 3 | We played late on the first day and I went round in the morning spotting the pin positions , trying to get a feel for the course so I could give the right information to Nick . |
| 4 | She saw no sequence in what was happening , and no coherence , but she knew it was there to be seen , if only she could achieve the right angle of vision . |
| 5 | But before he could select the right tone and story-line for these particular circumstances , there was a diversion . |
| 6 | If you could get the right money it would be appreciated . |
| 7 | For months SCO has resisted adopting SVR4 even though SCO co-founder Doug Michels recently told Unigram.X he had finally ‘ bitten the ideological bullet ’ and was prepared to step out on the SVR4 road provided it could get the right terms ( UX No 398 ) . |
| 8 | Then he continued ‘ Minch could say the right things . |
| 9 | The lift was thankfully free and she stepped blindly into it , blinking so that she could find the right button to push . |
| 10 | Besant was an earnest Victorian , with equally earnest friends and associates , all of them convinced that human nature , the universe and everything were perfectible , if only they could find the right answer . |
| 11 | Some temperaments hanker after blueprints — ‘ if only I could find the right formula I 'd triumph ’ . |
| 12 | As far as the working classes were concerned all that was needed was managers who could determine the right mix of films and the right range of prices to suit the specific down-town drop-in cinemas and even more the neighbourhood and small-town cinemas that were now increasingly thought of as catering for ‘ industrial ’ or working-men audiences . |