Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] to work [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The music finally chosen helped greatly in creating a sombre mood , but John did not find it interesting or easy to work with . |
| 2 | Many of them , it was suggested by the organisations we spoke to , are married women with domestic commitments who are unable or unwilling to work on a regular basis but who value the opportunity to take on occasional work outside normal hours , particularly in the pre-Christmas period ( the height of the banqueting season ) . |
| 3 | It is also vital to keep all abrasives dust-free , and if possible to work in a dust-free environment . |
| 4 | It now became interesting and profitable to work with others , both in the classroom and in more leisurely periods of revision . |
| 5 | Their main preoccupation is providing winter keep for their breeding stock from steep , wet , acid soils , which are expensive and dangerous to work with modern machinery . |
| 6 | We used to get our hay rakes from the same firm , and they were so beautifully made — light and easy to work with . |
| 7 | ‘ Elek is a very Persuasive and charming Central European — or is he Hungarian ? — and easy to work with , ’ Minton told her , ‘ except he 's rather evasive about the money . ’ |
| 8 | The great advantages of copper pipe over the old-fashioned lead piping are that it is light in weight , relatively cheap and easy to work with . |
| 9 | Three highly specified systems make up the range the CUE2 with a resolution of 512 x 512 pixels provides an extremely sharp and easy to work with image . |
| 10 | ‘ Its success can only be ensured by a maximum effort from all those willing and able to work to that end . |
| 11 | Engaging in sustained interactions with a relatively small proportion of the class presupposes that the remainder are willing and able to work with little attention . |
| 12 | The need for arousal thought well should I be absolutely calm when I 'm giving a presentation but I never am so is it right and now understanding that you need a certain level of arousal to be able to perform at all is is satisfying for me because at least I understand the situation now and able to work with it rather than against it . |
| 13 | Resources which are willing and able to work in order to raise the rate of output and to boost living standards are failing to be employed . |
| 14 | We employ people from up to 40 different countries and so everyone must be adaptable and able to work in a multi-national team . |
| 15 | Mustard gas was disagreeable and hazardous to work with . |
| 16 | If you are ill and unable to work as a musician , the union has funds to help you . |
| 17 | He was the same Michael , but grown up , and just as engaging and delightful to work with as when he was a kid . ’ |
| 18 | But erm , that 's Linda , and er , as I say I 've known her for seven years , you can have a bit of fun , she can take a joke , she 's got a good sense of humour , and nice to work with , and she 's nice to work with . |
| 19 | As you set about making your plans for next year let me leave you with this thought from Eglantine Jebb If children of any country are physically or morally abandoned the whole world loses by it and the whole world gains if children grow up healthy , capable and ready to work for the good of their neighbours . |
| 20 | All training for the theatre is aiming to produce a person with all-round performing skills , equipped and ready to work in the world of entertainment . |
| 21 | I left him as usual to work in peace all day , certain that his reproachful silence which accompanied our mealtimes would lift at night . |
| 22 | It must surely be much more pleasant and by no means as painful to work with friendly and docile ferrets . |