Example sentences of "place at the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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61 It depends if you 're in the right place at the wrong time or the wrong place at the right time .
62 A murder weapon had been discovered in Parkin 's desk , David Parkin had been in the right place at the right time and he had a conceivable motive to kill the television reporter .
63 ‘ It 's the right product in the right place at the right time , and the only way you can ever deliver that is if you fully understand your current consumer needs and demands and can accurately anticipate the next ones . ’
64 So the criminals move freely around the galaxy , pursing their profession , and the FedPol must swallow its frustration and hope one day to be in the right place at the right time to catch a big-time wrong-doer in the act .
65 Situational ie based on being in the right place at the right time ,
66 ‘ I guess I threw myself at you because of everything that had happened between Jonathan and myself ; I guess I was just looking for a diversion and you happened to be in the right place at the right time . ’
67 It was in the right place at the right time , and the underground press , in the United States , was born .
68 These are establishing analogues , integrating technologies , understanding uncertainties and making sure the right people are in the right place at the right time .
69 Apart from the pure nostalgia generated among those of us who know the route well , it was enlightening to hear from Russell of the practical problems and time involved in making such a film — 200+ hours and many journeys , hoping to be at the right place at the right time — and , as always , the great unknown — the weather .
70 Sec. , crafty devil , was in the right place at the right time when the service train arrived at Deeside Halt , and had a footplate ride on ‘ Foxcote Manor ’ on the run round .
71 If we do not provide sufficient places , the necessary skill will not be in the right place at the right time .
72 However , it is not clear that existing mechanisms ensure that the right quantity of floorspace is available in the right place at the right time .
73 You were just in the right place at the right time . ’
74 But chance played an important part in this , placing Norah Brunt in the right place at the right time — she was asked to take over a retiring teacher 's movement class but refused to do so without a qualification .
75 They just happened to be in the right place at the right time .
76 Basler have a knack of being in the right place at the right time for acquiring military disposals , their ramp is currently full for former Canadian Armed Forces Daks , awaiting their turn for conversion .
77 Yeah although the tape 's on I 'll still say I 'll still say I mean there are people within the company as within any company I 'm sure who you when you get to know their technical ability or lack thereof you think well how have they managed to get where they have but they just seem to be able they seem to have this ability to be able to be in the right place at the right time .
78 They had done so by being in the right place at the right time , for the first and last time in their history .
79 ‘ I just happened to be in the right place at the right time . ’
80 ‘ And I just found myself in the right place at the right time ! ’
81 Paul Bodin says he 's been lucky … he 's been in the right place at the right time and has managed to take the chances …
82 It was n't a graceful goal , but being in the right place at the right time is what counts .
83 Chris Fry was in the right place at the right time .
84 They 're the people who press all the buttons to make sure that Central 's programmes , commercials and trailers are in the right place at the right time for you to watch .
85 THERE is one question to which you should always answer yes , provided you are in the right place at the right time .
86 ‘ I was the right person in the right place at the right time . ’
87 I was n't the best man , I was in the right place at the right time .
88 But again , if you , if you have a little skill and a little experience , you know how to put a story particularly with some visual appeal as opposed to just sound appeal , then there is , if you 're in the right place at the right time you can get in .
89 This will take place at the above address on and I would be grateful if you could attend at .
90 But I know this ; if it is going to work , there is no argument that denies Britain a place at the leading edge of what is happening .
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