Example sentences of "know the right [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 One basic defect in these methods of scrutiny is that M.P.s must know the right questions to ask .
2 If they are to study evidence they must know the right questions to ask .
3 Even though words are my trade , I do n't know the right words .
4 When he gets well again , Thérèse thought : Madeleine wo n't let him remember , she does n't know the right words to say .
5 She thought I might know the right channels . ’
6 In the course of getting to know the right conditions for plants to survive well , in addition to looking their best in the overall scheme of the garden , Tricia — internationally known as an interior designer — has naturally become something of a plantswoman .
7 ‘ YOU know the right things to do , ’ says one primary school girl .
8 You are listening to what they told you and you got the , the right picture , you know the right facts and the right details and the right emotions so you can go back and cover the right plan of attack so you can sell them products they actually want and not what you think they
9 Knowing the right questions to ask often depends on being familiar with the activity in hand and on general business expertise .
10 But it 's knowing the right things .
11 But to win this game takes more than just knowing the right moves , donning the groovy gear and asking Mr Barber for ‘ a dishy pop-star cut , please ’ .
12 All of which is a roundabout way of saying that what matters in this world is asking the right questions , rather than knowing the right answers .
13 At school , you are rewarded for knowing the right answers .
14 Conservative politicians were over-confident that they knew the right policies , and to a large extent they were contemptuous towards the professional teacher .
15 She might have been daft in some ways , but she knew what was in and what was out , did Mary M. She knew the right clubs to go to .
16 ‘ The old man was a damn good listener when it suited him and he knew the right questions .
17 And because she wanted to know more , she wanted to find out all there was to find out about this dark , ancient stronghold that her ancestors had known , at times she stole out from her bedchamber after nightfall and stood listening to the night rustlings and the soft settling of the old , old timbers ( and the footsteps ? did n't she still hear the footsteps every night ? ) and thought that if only she knew the right words , or if only she had the power , she could summon the enchantments and lay bare the secrets and understand this place .
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