Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] right [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The policeman 's job was to count the knobs and report that they were all right in the morning . |
| 2 | On the way , I remember Aunt Rachel telling me that a station was Rugby , which meant that we were then right in the centre of England , whilst a bit later on , I was told to look out to see the Welsh mountains . |
| 3 | And finally ... it was all right on the night |
| 4 | Polo was all right as a hobby , but for a living , as Angel 's father , who prided himself on his English had pointed out , it was distinctly ‘ Non-U ’ . |
| 5 | I 'd also got an injunction against him because he became violent , and that was all right for a bit . |
| 6 | ‘ I thought he was all right for a millionaire . |
| 7 | I filed that away and asked if it was all right for the girls to stay until the doctors had done their rounds . |
| 8 | He said it was all right for the pot to come off and for him to walk on the injured foot . |
| 9 | It was all right for the likes of May and Izzy , always shouting and laughing and making her cry . |
| 10 | ‘ It made me feel as if everything was all right with the world . |
| 11 | Like when I had to carry the garbage out — because of my bad back , the girls helped me with my duty and it was all right with the counsellors because of my back — it was n't special treatment . |
| 12 | I was passing when I saw the gates not shut properly , so I thought I 'd best come in and see if everything was all right at the house … ’ |
| 13 | She was anxious to see him the moment he arrived , and make sure he was all right after the trauma of the interview with the insurance investigator . |
| 14 | ‘ She was all right in the wood , ’ said Lee . |
| 15 | But it was all right in the end . |
| 16 | ‘ She was all right until a minute ago , ’ he protested . |
| 17 | The only girl we allowed in was Kate and that was only right at the end . ’ |