Example sentences of "n't the right [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said make-up was all very well for some people , but he hated to see it on girls who were n't the right type — implying I suppose , that I ought to wear woollen stockings and teach in a Sunday school ! |
| 2 | He says Anna is n't the right wife for a Plunkett — especially one who 's been given a university education so he can become a spokesman for our people . |
| 3 | It was the company that Joanna Martin missed the most when she left to get married : " all the girls helped each other , and if you had n't the right kind of type , someone helped you " . |
| 4 | And if it ai n't the right size he can take the one that is . |
| 5 | For all her efficiency , her intelligence , her appropriate education , she was n't the right person for the job . |
| 6 | Ordinary kids might go robbing or beating up old ladies , something like that ; I used to come down here 'cause I knew that was n't the right way to let out the aggression . |
| 7 | ‘ All the Synergy ideas we 've tried to work out as we went along — ‘ interactive ’ is n't the right word , but that element is important to us . |
| 8 | ‘ Prediction is n't the right word . |
| 9 | Well , perhaps ‘ fun ’ is n't the right word . |
| 10 | Then it was burden , but that was n't the right word either . |
| 11 | And yet he seemed so … not wise , that is n't the right word , aware of life , I suppose . |
| 12 | ( Well , to be honest with himself , he had to admit that ‘ forgotten ’ was n't the right word . |
| 13 | you might 've er I mean you did it right , it could 've been a bit stronger though , a bit more punch to it , er punch is n't the right word erm , you know , well okay look what I 'm really asking for Dave is your help , you know , when people ask you to help what would you normally do , you 'd help would n't you ? |
| 14 | ‘ Perhaps surprised is n't the right word . |
| 15 | No , that was n't the right word . |
| 16 | His name was Ken , and he was n't the right man for me . |
| 17 | But , again , Rob 's party was n't the right place to try to pin Luke down . |
| 18 | But clearly this is n't the right place er er but I 'm never sh . |
| 19 | However , table lamps are n't the right solution if you are a regular bedtime reader . |
| 20 | Perhaps they decided a bakery is n't the right sort of thing for it . |
| 21 | ‘ But that is n't the right reason for going , ’ she protested . |
| 22 | Not fair on Town , but there was something just missing from their attacks ; something not quite right ; the ice cream was n't the right flavour . |
| 23 | ‘ No , cara , ’ he went on after a moment , ‘ a Taurus man is n't the right mate for you . ’ |
| 24 | She knew very well this was n't the right face . |
| 25 | staying in the doorway , Its voice was still small ; Ajayi found herself straining to catch its hesitant words ; " that was n't the right answer , I really am " |
| 26 | It was n't the right time of my life for concentration , it really was n't . |
| 27 | ‘ It clearly was n't the right time to make any additional changes in Laura 's life , ’ says Kathie . |
| 28 | Then he said , ‘ This probably is n't the right time to say this , but I have n't been totally honest with you … . ’ |
| 29 | Erm I do look for opportunities to talk to people about God but I , I certainly think that you have to wait for the right opportunity because , if people are ill or very down , then it often is n't the right time when they 're vulnerable erm to try and erm talk to them about something . |
| 30 | ‘ I did n't make love to you last night , not because I did n't want to , but because it was n't the right time , or place . |