Example sentences of "[verb] to work [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | They might prefer to work out a general letter and simply insert the details such as where they saw the job advertised and the name given to the vacancy advertised . |
| 2 | I got to work up a good sweat . |
| 3 | The Economy Ministers of Argentina , Brazil , Paraguay and Uruguay met on July 20 in the Uruguayan capital , Montevideo , and agreed to work out a joint set of rules to combat the dumping and sale of subsidised goods by non-members of their prospective common market agreed under the Mercosur Treaty of March 1991 [ see p. 38096 ] . |
| 4 | As well as observing the score 's incredible organization of its thematic riches — ‘ I tried to work out a little table of leitmotifs and I got past 70 , which is amazing in an opera ’ — Maazel discovered in rehearsal just how well thought out Puccini 's orchestration actually is . |
| 5 | You will need to work out a menu for yourself to follow , using the Stage I menus as a guide , but adding your own safe foods and drinks . |
| 6 | I referred to Yorkshire six minutes ago — it has taken the hon. Gentleman that long to work up a head of steam . |
| 7 | The Government still has to work out a points system whereby a cross-section of Hong Kong residents , whose skills are needed , will be given full British citizenship rights between 1992 and 1997 . |
| 8 | To see this is to recognize the stylistic value of Golding 's choice : that his version of the event is of movements perceived in space and time , from which the reader has to work out a normal understanding of what is happening . |
| 9 | Mrs McBride and the current incumbent were expected to work out a mutually agreed arrangement of hours and duties . |
| 10 | ‘ Our Quality Charter states that NICMA members are expected to work out a policy on discipline which does not include smacking children , ’ she said . |
| 11 | But Mel Gibson likes the treatment , which Letterman himself has had to work up a little . |
| 12 | Plateless bolt-on necks are the order of the day , and the Koreans have had to work out a strange method of extending the neck an extra step past the end of the fingerboard to try to keep the Rickenbacker look ( you might be able to spot this feature on the black one , between the neck and middle pickups ) . |
| 13 | ‘ I 've got to work out a new course . ’ |
| 14 | He quoted from the life of Carey and Prayer call of Fuller in 1784 where he says , ‘ Let the whole interest of the Redeemer be affectionately remembered ’ , and he went on to say we are called to WORK not a holiday . |
| 15 | She poured some warm water from the washstand jug into the basin , tipped in a little shampoo , and began to work up a lather ; and as she worked , she talked . |
| 16 | Erm , if you ask for what actions we could take , then we 'll have to work out a way of doing it . |
| 17 | Peter Snyman at Random Century says that a third South African lawyer telephoned him offering the autobiography ( he also says that his company never signed a contract with Ayob , though they did try to work out a deal ) . |
| 18 | The latter suggestion was indeed taken up and the Area Board chairmen met monthly with Citrine , Self and Hacking to work out a common policy . |
| 19 | I first became involved when my youngest child started attending the playgroup and I was asked to work there a few mornings a week . |
| 20 | Landowners ca n't do exactly what they want for a start , and if they intend to do anything which might damage the site they have to inform the Nature Conservancy Council in writing and try to work out a compromise . |
| 21 | try to work out a pattern that is varied and fun |
| 22 | Barker grew very quickly , and had to work off a tremendous amount of energy every day , and since Danny was much too young to take him out for walks , this duty fell upon Connor . |
| 23 | We had to work out a short monologue in the voice of a character , and then afterwards we sat around and were asked who would volunteer to stand up and read their piece . |
| 24 | It played on his mind for a time and eventually he had to work out a kind of therapy to get her out of his brain . |
| 25 | ‘ Similarly , I did n't want any obvious arms on it so I had to work out a system of manipulators — things that did things , like a grip mechanism or a gun . |
| 26 | Officials said that they hoped to work out a schedule of repayments by the end of the year . |
| 27 | On the other hand we do quite frequently mutter to ourselves as we try to deduce something logically — or even if we do n't make a sound we often use words in our head when trying to work out a complex problem . |
| 28 | My tired brain is trying to work out a response which it 's failing to do at the moment . |
| 29 | According to press reports , the experts are trying to work out a compromise solution under which the Danube 's water would be divided between the old river bed and the new canal . |
| 30 | Okay now you need to work out a table . |