Example sentences of "[verb] right " in BNC.
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| 1 | Six or seven has the same effect if you land right , leaving you with an aching crotch and bruised joints if you 're lucky . |
| 2 | Bernie laid right into me , telling me I was stupid for losing them . |
| 3 | The crops were stacked right up to the roof ridge , or close to it , so using almost all the roof space . |
| 4 | His eyes lanced right through her . |
| 5 | This waistcoat had flap-pockets and reached down almost to the knees : it was fastened right up to the neck with horse-shoe buttons , leaving just enough space for the red-spotted muffler or wrapper to be seen underneath . |
| 6 | One day they might slow right down and start to fall back again — like a stone thrown into the air — it slows down , pauses for a moment , and then falls back again . |
| 7 | HCI is an exciting idea in holidays — friendly , informal villages , hotels and apartments in some of the most beautiful sun-drenched locations in the Mediterranean and Canary Islands with virtually everything you could want right on your doorstep . |
| 8 | ‘ I do not want right done . |
| 9 | The dinghy had floated right down to him and he had used his last reserves of energy to clamber into it . |
| 10 | One would think that an old person would have to be living in an isolated cottage , in the heart of the countryside , to be so out of touch with the world ; but sadly we know from the frequent reports in the newspapers that such tragic loneliness can exist right in the heart of our towns and cities , and that the old have sometimes remained undiscovered for weeks and months after they have died in their own homes . |
| 11 | The Clapis area is reached by taking the road to the Col du Cayron , just before Gigondas , then a forestry road which goes right at the col and contours round the hill . |
| 12 | Not only will this make the water unpleasant but it may cause leakages if the corrosion goes right through the cistern . |
| 13 | Broadcasters do try to offer advice , but it often goes right over the heads of enquirers . |
| 14 | There is a complete lack of understanding , and that goes right the way through the Health Service … |
| 15 | This lack of interest goes right through the educational system , In Ealing for example ( an area where a high proportion of the population is Asian ) not one school had facilities for teaching Asian languages . |
| 16 | There 's a gap in the wall , and it goes right onto the platform — there ai n't no fence or nothing stopping me getting out . |
| 17 | A woman of taste and energy , Mrs Baer goes right to the source — provincial villages in France — for her fine curtains , natural linens and variations on the theme of blue ( or beige or grey ) and white stripes so sought after by decorators . |
| 18 | This Aladdin goes right back to the 1,001 Nights , showing us Scheherezade ( Eartha Kitt ) being turned into the Genie of the Ring and the Caliph of Baghdad ( Sylvester McCoy ) into the Slave of the Lamp by the Grand Vizier Abanazer ( Peter Blake as a deliciously over-the-top wicked uncle ) . |
| 19 | Goes right to the spot . |
| 20 | Sam said , frowning , ‘ You ca n't have dived out under the curtain , it goes right down to the river bed . ’ |
| 21 | The hole goes right through to the inner mechanism and was therefore the source of the oil leak , 19 this hole necessary for the diaphragm to work independent of the crankcase pressure fluctuations or is there some kind of seal missing or broken ? |
| 22 | Nothing goes right for Walter ; his father dies early , soon followed by his mother , a rigid , religious woman , who treats the boy harshly but teaches him good conduct , to write and to hold down a job in a sweet factory where he is patronised by his superiors and ridiculed by his fellow workers . |
| 23 | ‘ I 've sent for a breakdown lorry-from a garage , so we may be able to salvage the car before it goes right under . ’ |
| 24 | There 's a wonderful sense of ease and rhythm when it all goes right . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ It had to be Windsor , too — not Balmoral or Sandringham but the castle that goes right back to the Normans — and the Queen 's favourite chapel , stripped to a skeleton of its former self . |
| 26 | I 'm afraid they do , but because they perceive television as entertainment , it goes right over their heads . |
| 27 | ‘ I know I can win if everything goes right , ’ Jackson said before arriving in Barcelona , ‘ and it is time the Americans moved over . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ With the Hendrix show the work goes right across the range and it covers all the bases . ’ |
| 29 | If , however , top-selling weekly music papers are more your cup of tea , then this well-worn proverb goes right out of the window . |
| 30 | After following Wilton Lane to the north for around ¾ mile the route goes right to Dunsdale Farm and on to meet the B1269 . |