Example sentences of "get [prep] the right [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | You 've got ta the right person . |
2 | Millions of parts and supplies must be got to the right place at the right time , which is something American military forces have not always been able to do . |
3 | ‘ 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 ? |
4 | 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 . |
5 | This means they just sent it off , hoping it would pass all the checks and get on the right flight . |
6 | Establishing rapport is the process of getting on the right wavelength with someone — usually , but not inevitably , with someone you are meeting for the first time . |
7 | At the moment they 're leading by three goals to two as now plays it away to this right hand side to Stewart , makes a charge forward , he 's taking on Chris , he 's getting to the right edge of the penalty area , he crosses low with his right boot , chance for in the area , he turned quickly on it but he blasted the t the shot over the top of the bar . |
8 | Although getting to the right beach was the first logical step in amphibious raids — as the ISTD Centre had implied in their 1938 studies — the chronological development of these operations was less orderly . |
9 | Erm , like getting to the right thing |
10 | Well they 're getting to the right temperature he said . |
11 | You sometimes hear people say that it is not worth eating differently , or getting to the right weight ; they say they prefer a short and happy life to a long and miserable one . |
12 | But getting at the right information , and making sense of it , is increasingly difficult . |
13 | She sat humbly in the cold church , making some effort to get into the right mood for the service . |
14 | He spent the final trying to get in the right position to win the race . |
15 | Twelve hours just to get in the right position |
16 | However , forward thinking will create new exciting plans for the future if you can get on the right side of your owner . |
17 | The adviser described to the head the purpose of the visit as ‘ to get on the right wavelength — that the self-appraisal needs some talking through ’ . |
18 | And many were the tricks that the carters They used to get on the right side of the maid and get her to make an impression of the key on a block o of soap . |
19 | ‘ What must I do ? ’ said Quigley , understandably keen to get on the right side of this spirit . |