Example sentences of "[noun] work [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE DIRECTORS ' COLLECTION ( Tartan £15.99 each ) A formidable collection of directors ' first titles will be released over the next 12 months — the first set of five covers work by the likes of Scorsese , Coppola and Robert Altman . |
| 2 | The methods that European governments increasingly use to keep out unwanted foreigners work to the disadvantage of genuine refugees . |
| 3 | Lithographic duplicators work on the principle that oil and water do not mix . |
| 4 | For those that understand such terminology it might be said that the remedies work at the level of energy and not of matter . |
| 5 | We do not yet know what it is in a homoeopathic potency that has a curative action , nor do we know how homoeopathic remedies work in the body any more than we know the mechanisms of action of many of the conventional drugs used in medicine . |
| 6 | His care for disabled children spans work at the orthopaedic hospital in Oswestry , Alder Hey Hospital , Liverpool , and through Riding for the Disabled . |
| 7 | The fact that a wide number of manufacturers work to the same pattern means that the caterer who is topping up need not return to the same source for the top-up . |
| 8 | Some journalists work for the paper read by the people who run the country ( The Times ) . |
| 9 | Some journalists work for the paper read by the people who think they run the country ( The Telegraph ) . |
| 10 | Some journalists work for the paper read by the people who want to run the country ( The Mail/The Express ) . |
| 11 | Some journalists work for the paper whose readers do n't care who runs the country so long as the girl on page three is well endowed ( The Sun ) . |
| 12 | And some journalists work for the paper read by the people who think this country should be run by another country ( The Morning Star ) . |
| 13 | I can understand the designers ' reasoning , in that the knobs for the front pickup are to the front , and so on , but consciously or subconsciously , guitarists work from the selector switch , and my feeling is that that should point towards the pickup controls currently in use . |
| 14 | To keep the planes aloft , the ground crews work round the clock . |
| 15 | Today pioneering work is being carried out in every faculty : engineers work on the motor car engine — botanists on plant breeding — physicists on the production of images of the soft tissue of the human body using revolutionary new techniques — social scientists on the political development of Eastern Europe and on computer systems which mimic human experts — literary scholars produce new insights into the works of major writers . |
| 16 | Top-down ( concept-driven ) parsers work in the opposite way . |
| 17 | Often the change in relationship that occurs as the parents work on the initial problem areas will generalize to other times of the day as the parent gains confidence and authority . |
| 18 | In Hibbard 's view these poems work on the contrast between useful and ostentatious ideals of architecture . |
| 19 | The core participants work at the University of Salford , the Erasmus University of Rotterdam , the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Charles University of Prague . |
| 20 | Team scores are compared to introduce some rivalry ( which usually means that participants work into the early hours later in the course ) , and critiques prepared on how their performance might be improved through reference to Grid styles . |
| 21 | Besides I do n't think the gondoliers work in the depths of winter . |
| 22 | Undergravel filters work on the principle of the water and any suspended material being drawn into the gravel , where the debris is trapped , and the water is returned to the tank via the uplift tubes . |
| 23 | For the most part , these contract workers work under the supervision of permanent staff , performing more labour-intensive tasks . |
| 24 | The Stotherts work on the theory that modest things can look good in the right surroundings , and there are plenty of examples around the house . |
| 25 | ILE will be key in ensuring applications work on the new hardware , as well as providing performance enhancements , according to Haines . |
| 26 | My hon. Friend will be aware that many of my constituents work in the knitwear industry and are grateful for the steps already taken by the Government . |
| 27 | The Christian beliefs work for the good of man . |
| 28 | In these units , students are encouraged to experience , at first hand , specific theatre practices , and to relate this work to the Core Studies work on the Theory and Practice of Modern Theatre . |
| 29 | You have been so successful as a branch manager that the company has promoted you to the position of regional manager in charge of twenty shops all of whose managers work under the conditions outlined in situation 3 above . |
| 30 | Most often known to us as witch doctors or medicine men , it has now been realised that their accumulated knowledge and experience of which natural substances work in the rapid healing of wounds , or alleviation of pain , is a major resource which modern science can use to good effect in producing ‘ new ’ drugs . |