Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] work [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Travis had enough work to last three weeks but , on account of you , he must have worked like the devil . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'd like to work on the farm , ’ I said . |
| 3 | The English representative on the board asked her whether she 'd like to work for the company in Switzerland , as resident copywriter ( for Jane was bright , though she despised the ‘ profession ’ ) . |
| 4 | A person or persons ( draughtsman , craftsman , or apprentice ) who worked at Leicester could have worked in the west country , but nowhere in the Leicester mosaics is their evidence for work so unaccomplished as that of the Gloucester pavement . |
| 5 | ‘ As you said , you could have worked from the literature and specifications I had in the apartment . ’ |
| 6 | Nevertheless , no measures were taken against him at the Restoration , suggesting perhaps that he had not been a republican by choice and may have worked towards the return of Charles II . |
| 7 | One anonymous caller told police he thought he had been in prison with the man during the 1960s and another believed he may have worked with the kidnapper two years ago . |
| 8 | I used to want to work at the violin , and I played it for two years . |
| 9 | He surprised and alarmed us all by saying that , following the liberalisation of exit controls , he expected that up to 7 million Soviet citizens would want to work in the west . |
| 10 | Bradshaw and Millar found that about two-thirds ( 62 per cent ) of lone mothers on income support said that they did not want to work immediately although they would want to work in the future . |
| 11 | ‘ He said the rent would not necessarily be raised in future after stating that it would be index-linked and he also wants to stage concerts and fetes at the ground in the close season when we would need to work on the pitch . ’ |
| 12 | Details have still to be finalised and if there are any choreographers who would like to work with the team please contact June Bascombe . |
| 13 | Whitlock knew he would miss working in the field , especially with Mike and Sabrina , but he also knew it would be a small price to pay to keep his marriage intact . |
| 14 | If prostitution were to be stopped they would have to work on the rice fields on a starvation salary . ’ |
| 15 | And a woman aged 42 now would have to work until the year 2015 when she is 65 . |
| 16 | However , at the Secret Life of the Fax Machine exhibition which opens at the Science Museum in London today , Bain 's patent specification will be on display along with a drawing of how it would have worked by the cartoonist Tim Hunkin , who uncovered the 1843 patent . |
| 17 | Using the information provided by the White Papers on National Income and Expenditure begun in 1941 , Kaldor showed how each route to full employment would have worked before the war . |
| 18 | He affirmed that he would continue to work for the maintenance of the status quo , but he felt that the Great Powers could no longer avoid discussing the international consequences which would ensue when Turkey fell . |
| 19 | In order to encourage the growth that the South African economy desperately needs , we shall continue to work for the removal of the remaining economic and financial sanctions . |
| 20 | Whenever he could , Joe would arrange to work through the Christmas period . |
| 21 | ‘ Carol will enjoy working on the farm , ’ said my mother . |
| 22 | Also , for the post of Senior Economist , the ideal applicant will have worked in the field of labour economics . |
| 23 | One thing is for certain , he will continue working in the fantastique . |
| 24 | The ANC , for its part will continue to work for the unity of our people and we have no doubt that all those who have participated in attempting to solve this problem have done so in the best interests of our struggle . |
| 25 | They become mature and adult for working purposes at about eight or nine months and will continue to work for the duration of their life . |
| 26 | Many fishkeepers prefer to add the gravel first , so they can see to work in the tank straight away . |
| 27 | That means I can walk to work in the morning . |