Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] the right direction " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although Darwin had turned in the right direction , he could do very little with mind and culture during his lifetime for the same reason that he was helpless before the mysteries of heredity : the basic information and modes of thought were lacking to produce the stable foundation which he correctly viewed as essential . |
| 2 | This obviously must be channelled in the right direction ! |
| 3 | At its best the combination is uniquely potent — a controlled conflagration which almost scorches the ear , a sense of communicative intensity not as an optional extra , or even as something to be striven for , but as a constant presence , only waiting to be channelled in the right direction . |
| 4 | He was one of the people who actually made the series , but I have to say that I never thought his career was channelled in the right direction . |
| 5 | ‘ It is apparent that a step has been made in the right direction … the property will soon be entirely under comparatively well-to-do tenants . |
| 6 | Oh , right , erm , I think Shropshire 's well placed for this sort of work , I remember when Shrewsbury was , was chosen for Christmas Carol , I mean not Stratford , not Chester , not the obvious places that spring to mind , but somewhere different , and I , I think Shropshire may be full of places which are not the obvious place , but which film companies may be able to find if they 're shown in the right direction , so I would certainly propose that we , you know , follow this line . |
| 7 | The question remains as to whether British policy-makers can fairly argue that by fighting ‘ from within ’ , although they may not have entirely succeeded in limiting the battleground to issues of trade and markets , they have nevertheless ensured that the economic policy itself has pointed in the right direction . |
| 8 | After asking for help from passers-by , they were eventually pointed in the right direction . |
| 9 | After all , in Paris and Rome , Copenhagen and Amsterdam , I had frequently made a complete mess of whole sentences , much less place names , and had generally been set in the right direction , after a little bit of repetition and a lot of hand waving . |
| 10 | With our feet firmly on the ground and our sights set in the right direction . |
| 11 | Without structure it is difficult to keep effort aimed in the right direction . |