Example sentences of "right [prep] be [adv] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ For heaven 's sake , ’ cried Babs , ‘ you 've as much right to be here as we have . ’
2 ‘ You have as much right to be here as anyone .
3 I 'm sure you have as much right to be here as anyone . ’
4 We 've as much right to be here as they have .
5 I 've learnt I 'm a person in my own right , not just someone 's wife or mother and I have a right to be here and a right to pursue a career or studies .
6 I have every right to be here and , as to madame , she 's my friend .
7 It assured him of his right to be here and he picked it up and put it in his jacket pocket before walking through into the hall with its white doors leading to the reception rooms .
8 The nice beer-bellied English gentleman with the Union Jack T-shirt and shorts , a can of lager in one hand and a cigarette in the other , has just as much right to be there as you do .
9 They had as much right to be there as I , and I was in no position to judge what benefits they were deriving from their experiences , beyond a developed attraction towards pyromania .
10 You hardly had room enough to do your job , but you dare n't tell 'em to get out o' the way ; or else they 'd say they 'd as much right to be there as you had !
11 But you do have a right to be there and to be heard .
12 Mr Emig questioned whether the urine samples examined were those actually given ; whether certain people present at the doping test had the right to be there and why the transportation of the samples had taken so long — five days , including three days at Cologne airport .
13 Most landowners do realise that people have a right to be there and the best PR for them is to ensure the rights of way are clear and enjoyable — landowners need public support .
14 It has no right to be there and if you will take my advice you will tell Frank Coven to take it out of that window and back to the bank as fast as he can . ’
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