Example sentences of "[noun sg] to work on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So on this tour , because I 'm playing so much off stage , I have the opportunity to work on certain things , certain licks here and there , and then the next night I can go out and actually play them live . |
| 2 | An in between she travelled , extensively and alone , in South and Central America — trips which crystallised her desire to work on environmental issues . |
| 3 | When the marketing manager left and the two roles were combined , Thomas had the chance to work on paid-for promotion . |
| 4 | Darwin acquired the important stamp of scientific approval for his collection by designating a reputed naturalist to work on each category for publication . |
| 5 | Harari says that ACtec has hired a team from the Israeli army to work on spread-spectrum technology and ‘ they know what they are doing ’ . |
| 6 | That We must remember that 300 years ago British slavers dragged millions of Africans halfway round the world to work on British sugar plantations in the Caribbean ? |
| 7 | CENGIZ ALTUN : A journalist , he was shot dead on his way to work on 24 February 1992 , shortly after publishing an article stating that security forces had threatened to kill him ; |
| 8 | Time is not wasted by the temptation to work on other papers and you do not feel ‘ bogged down ’ by the amount of work you have to do . |
| 9 | Stan was running a business and needed funds to buy stock and time to work on new finds . |