Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] [art] right [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She tried to find the right words to explain but discovered only a great disconnection between her brain and her voice , which ensured her silence . |
| 2 | He was a comical little man but as she smiled and tried to say the right things — ‘ Oh ! |
| 3 | Laura had never had any doubts that she 'd made the right decision . |
| 4 | If you 'd said the right things at |
| 5 | She 'd said the right thing . |
| 6 | I 'd said the right thing and she 'd buttoned me as the one who signed the cheques . |
| 7 | And immediately wondered if she 'd said the right thing , for Lubor wasted no time in asking , ‘ And what are you going to do today ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I 'll do anything , ’ I told them , and it was n't till afterwards that I realized I 'd done the right thing 'cos where else was I to go ? |
| 9 | I did n't get too much sleep that night though , wondering if I 'd done the right thing ! ’ |
| 10 | Bacci was n't sure if he 'd done the right thing . |
| 11 | And he 'd done the right thing in getting that wallet back to Blackbeard , because Blackbeard was horribly evil and would have come after them if Joe had n't been sensible . |
| 12 | William sat by the phone for a long while after he had called Preston , wondering if he 'd done the right thing . |
| 13 | He had carried her along on the groundswell of his own forceful personality , but now that the ride was over she had time to wonder if she 'd done the right thing . |
| 14 | Once they reached the canal bank , however , Robbie had no doubt that she 'd done the right thing . |
| 15 | Loretta put down the phone with a sense of unease , wondering if she 'd done the right thing . |
| 16 | He 'd done the right thing . |
| 17 | But , initially at least , it seemed to express the right kinds of sentiment . |
| 18 | Erm I wanted to make sure I 'd got the right turning I think was the answer but there was no reason to say I had problems finding you or I was held up I 'm sorry for that or , or anything , there was no , there was no actual acknowledgement or reason for being late . |
| 19 | Yeah I 'm sorry I 'm a little bit late but , you know , I just wanted to make sure I 'd got the right turnings cos erm |
| 20 | to wonder whether I 'd got the right time . |
| 21 | This augmentation seemed to give the right behaviour on the texts that SPAR processed . |
| 22 | On this occasion the N1 cam was to the right of centre and I 'd knitted the right side of the neck correctly , with no problem . |
| 23 | There was general approval that I 'd asked the right question — no one back in the newsroom realised how hard it had been . |
| 24 | He was brilliant : he 'd assembled the right elements . |
| 25 | ‘ I thought I 'd be beaten , ’ Turi said , ‘ but I began to realise I 'd chosen the right route by not cutting inside fences . |
| 26 | Caught off balance , Kate tried to keep her teetering emotions on an even keel as she strove to find the right words to explain what had happened in Jason 's office . |
| 27 | This was a liberal middle-class reformist cop-out guaranteed to give the right women a step up in the power stakes as well as provide appeasement for male consciences which were getting a bit ragged at the edges from the constant battering of Irish feminists . |
| 28 | We had been a little apprehensive about our chosen date as the May Fair was in full swing in the streets of Leominster , but everyone managed to reach the right car park and transport their offerings for a bring and buy produce stall which raised over £30.00 for the College Appeal . |
| 29 | ‘ We have been lucky that we managed to convert the right strategy into the right results , ’ says Lord Weir . |
| 30 | Through Ed , who , she thought had the right contacts because he was a man , they went to the Roundhouse that night . |