Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] the right [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah that looks about the right sort of thing , cos it was fifty ohms and we 've put , I mean it 's not that much small you know it 's not going to let , it should let about half as much through as that lets through this should n't it ? |
| 2 | Keener looks for the right sound rather than dictating where microphones should be . |
| 3 | Although physiologically naive to suggest , as some have , that the seat of creativity lies in the right hemisphere , the latter 's contribution must be considered of unique importance , given what is known about its style of cognitive processing . |
| 4 | I suggest that the hon. Gentleman looks in the right telephone directory . |
| 5 | This coordination of two developmental events , crucial to the formation of the eye , is achieved in some animals by the approaching eyecup inducing the lens to develop just where it touches the surface , and so the lens develops at the right place . |
| 6 | And that 's truer than ever today , when even an ordinary family saloon is powered by a highly sophisticated engine that depends on the right lubrication to perform at its best . |
| 7 | The deception , if deception it was , errs on the right side . |
| 8 | These movements are preprogrammed " ballistic " responses whose velocities are determined by the anticipated distance of travel , ensuring that the eye arrives at the right place after a fixed period of time . |
| 9 | Finally , all the cathode leads of the right hand line are connected to the p.c.b. , with the lowest l.e.d. to copper pad 1 , the next to pad 2 etc . |
| 10 | With this in position he waits for the right moment to switch through the distance shot film of the city , coupled with the live action inlay of the characters . |
| 11 | ‘ It sounds of the right order , ’ John said . |
| 12 | ‘ And that sounds like the right Carol . |
| 13 | Making the appropriate product and ensuring it gets into the right hands are clearly critical elements in developing the market for older consumers . |
| 14 | A pocket of air may be trapped between the breaking wave and the cliff , if the wave breaks in the right position relative to the cliff ( Fig. 8.1C ) . |
| 15 | Well when he gets in the right places he 's only been doing schools and you know ? |
| 16 | So , if the current of interest can be made to produce a magnetic field which varies in the right way along the length of the fibre , this can be used to measure current . |
| 17 | The lens forms in the right place , above the eye cup , because it is induced to do so by contact . |
| 18 | ‘ And Feargal said he would be down there that day , and I said — you know how you do — if you happen to see a dark green Morris Minor driven by this astonishingly beautiful girl with cropped dark hair , would you make sure she gets on the right road ? |
| 19 | If that er clothing becomes heated and it gets to the right temperature it will burst into the flames , likewise if it 's not balanced properly and you go out the door the living room or the lounge into the kitchen or some other part of your home the draft by closing the door can knock the airer over , unbalance it and of course er set fire to the clothing . |
| 20 | A good number of fabliaux advise the husband simply to accept his inferiority to his wife and to allow her to continue to keep the passage of the world smooth ; at the end of Le Chevalier a la robe vermeille , " The Knight with the scarlet robe " , a husband who has surprised his wife and made the compromising discovery of her lover 's horse and robe is hoodwinked by her , and the tale concludes : ( But he who keeps to the right path should believe fully , without dispute , everything that his wife tells him . ) |
| 21 | A good practice exercise is to make three-quarter swings , feeling that the left arm swings to the right shoulder and then away from it , and additionally then feeling that the arms swing to the right shoulder and then to the left shoulder . |
| 22 | That is how Captain James T Kirk of the USS Enterprise first sees each week 's new adversary ; it is by flat-panel TV that Winston Smith keeps on the right side of Big Brother . |
| 23 | Michael Doohan keeps on the right side of the law , though few cops would dare book the nation 's new two-wheel hero |
| 24 | Obviously many things might muddy the correlation between social structure and prohibited partners , but one piece of existing evidence points in the right direction . |
| 25 | They do n't mind helping you out getting the diverts in the right position , because the last thing they want is to put the calls through to the wrong person . |
| 26 | It goes in the right direction in so far as it does aim to re to continue to reduction in migration , but it does n't go far enough . |
| 27 | So I would say that the North Yorkshire er figure in summary , goes in the right direction but not far enough . |
| 28 | One — three months seems about the right time horizon for raising the majority of deposits . |
| 29 | The Boston Globe quoted Citizens ' Chairman , President and Chief Executive Officer Larry Fish as saying , ‘ We think the worst is over in New England , and it seems like the right point in the cycle to begin our growth and expansion in the region . ’ |
| 30 | Erm , that seems like the right sort of thing to say . |