Example sentences of "exactly the right [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Business men in my constituency believe that the Maastricht agreement set exactly the right tone for business in the 1990s . |
| 2 | Her dislike of him was such that during the filming of A Letter to Four Wives , in which she picks up a photograph of a man and reacts with distaste , director Joe Mankiewicz used a photo of Preminger which prompted exactly the right expression from Darnell . |
| 3 | It was only after they had worked out the correct tautomeric form of each base and found that adenine is exactly the right shape to pair with thymine ( and guanine with cytosine ) that they thought of Erwin Chargaff 's discovery that DNA always contained equimolar amounts of bases in each of these pairs . |
| 4 | Some of the individual performances could do with more definition and detail , but there 's terrific work from David Burt , who has exactly the right mixture of romantic swagger and ruthless cynicism as Macheath , as well as a first-rate singing voice . |
| 5 | Mr Pearson 's Shotover has exactly the right air of a rapt scientific experimenter trying to attain power through means of mind . |
| 6 | Working with creatures of such speed it was important that he used exactly the right type of camera . |
| 7 | At the same time , the earthworms burrow deep into the subsoil bringing minerals to the surface , churning and mixing mineral and organic matter in their gizzards , depositing the excavated material on or near the surface in very stable crumbs exactly the right size for optimum exploitation by plant root-hairs . |
| 8 | Our official brokerage network knows which boats are for sale worldwide and can help find exactly the right Swan for you . |
| 9 | Each creature perceives just exactly the right amount of the energetic interactions which comprise the physical universe and its creatures . |
| 10 | The SK 23301 compact from Siemens has three programmes ( one quick-wash , one normal , one economy 65°C ) , a triple filter system , low-salt indicator and Eco-dosing system to ensure that exactly the right amount of detergent is used . |
| 11 | A dynamic allocation of exactly the right amount of memory for the word can not be implemented because the structure needs to be contiguous in memory for the fast saving and reading in from a file ( as discussed in section 3.3.6 ) . |
| 12 | ‘ Hopefully , I 'll be doing the next Lemonheads album , ’ he says , with exactly the right amount of carelessness , ‘ but I really have to go and do my own thing as well . |
| 13 | Perhaps the biggest surprise was the amount of fun the Fiesta provided on the latter type of roads , thanks to a willing engine and gearbox , precise if slightly heavy steering and those narrow tyres which , nevertheless , provided exactly the right amount of grip . |
| 14 | When the Israelites go out to gather it , each of them gathers exactly the right amount for himself and his family ; on the sixth day of the week a double portion is given and collected so that the sabbath rest can be properly kept ; on the sabbath , appropriately , no manna appears at all ; while any kept at the end of any of the first five days goes bad overnight , the half of the sixth day 's gathering put aside for the sabbath keeps perfectly fresh . |
| 15 | He 's also intrigued by a proposal for a desert with just enough vegetation to support a group of nomadic tribes , and exactly the right mix of privation to enable these tribes to develop a monotheistic religion . |
| 16 | It was n't that I was an amazing person or exactly the right guy for the job . |
| 17 | Last in was the train passenger , who took 52 mins ( average speed , 7.5 mph ) ; this , despite the fact that a train was scheduled at exactly the right time for the contestant to catch by cycling the 0.7 miles from the start to the station . |
| 18 | I genuinely liked them as people , I loved their music , and I was in exactly the right place at the right time . |
| 19 | The unpredictable English weather meant that delivering the leaves at the right time and at exactly the right stage of development for silkworms to thrive on them was impossible . |
| 20 | Fresh flowers are fine for scenting the air but their life is finite , and to preserve their perfume , it was found that a mixture of flower petals , collected when they were at exactly the right stage in their development , then carefully dried or part-dried , and mixed with an ingredient which " fixed " the perfume , such as orris root ( Iris gennanica florentina ) would continue to give off fragrance for months and even years . |
| 21 | ‘ He is in exactly the right frame of mind to do the business . |
| 22 | The makers Schott claim that this porous glass material has exactly the right combination of aerobic and anaerobic opportunities for bacterial growth . |
| 23 | It takes a stylist 's skill to choose exactly the right combination for you , and to advise you on maintaining the treatment between visits . |
| 24 | As important to Tolkien , though , was that it is a word ( like ‘ shadow ’ ) which people use every day , and with exactly the right shade of uncertainty over whether they mean something completely humdrum and practical or something mysterious and supernatural . |
| 25 | Yet moderate Republicanism. differing from Democratic policies in emphasis rather than in real substance , appeared to strike exactly the right note with the electorate . |
| 26 | In the leading role , singer-turned-actor Dutronc has exactly the right quality of physical frailty and stooped sadness to complement Pialat 's beautiful , poignant images . |