Example sentences of "i [vb past] to work [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Well that 's what Breeze am keep telling me when I got to work in the morning it 's about the time of recession people should advertise more not less that maybe but the hard financial situation of the theatre finds itself in is to find that sort of money is very difficult at the moment .
2 McAllister , who had put the doll down , and was now fetching out her work basket to embroider pansies on some fine lawn dresses made for the bazaar by the aforesaid ladies , said , ‘ I did n't mean to become involved , you know , but Matey has been so kind to me — when not slave-driving me , you understand — that when she asked me to accompany her I had not the heart to refuse , and strangely , after I began to work for the bazaar , I found that it was most rewarding . ’
3 I began to work on the dog with all I had .
4 I decided to work with the market women 's organization , ASUTRAMES , because my mother had a market stall and I would help her , and because the community had taught me how important it was to claim our rights .
5 I decided to work on the problem at home .
6 One reason I chose to work in the USA for 1994 was to watch England win the WC ; - )
7 As the band 's agent in this case , I had to work with the record company to circumvent the rigid Radio I Top 40 format .
8 The next few gybes were the first I had ever done with speed all the way through the turn , in fact , it happened so quickly that I could n't change the rig fast enough — so then I had to work on the rig change .
9 Before they gave me a bike I had to earn it , I had to work in the garden .
10 I continued to work in the bank and give private lessons at weekends .
11 I continued to work in the bank and to give lessons , and did not venture far from the village on my bicycle except on the bank 's business .
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