Example sentences of "[noun sg] to work [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Conditions of work were not pleasant ; landowners tried to get their estates cultivated by indentured labourers who had come out under a contract to work for some years for the man who paid for the journey or anyone to whom he sold the right to command their services . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | I am very proud to have this opportunity to work with all of you , to promote the uniqueness of the voluntary sector . |
| 4 | Benefits include free uniform , seven weeks annual holiday ( subject to Crab Key 's alert status ) and the opportunity to work with one of the world 's finest scientific minds . |
| 5 | Naturally , we would be delighted to have the opportunity to work with Big Brother Inc . |
| 6 | The opportunity to work with enthusiastic teachers from different school situations was indeed most supportive . |
| 7 | The latter can not be adequately transmitted in seminars alone : the course will also offer direct school experience and the opportunity to work alongside British teacher-trainees . |
| 8 | You can train with the Crown Prosecution Service if you wish and it gives the opportunity to work in all parts of the country and to practise advocacy . |
| 9 | In addition , whilst in the ward , the learner has the opportunity to work in close contact with specialists in all fields . |
| 10 | 15.33 Pupils working towards level 4 should , where possible , be given the opportunity to work in single sex and mixed groups of various size , with and without direct teacher supervision . |
| 11 | Their qualifications are … a healthy distaste for children … an ability to act like a witch … and not least , a willingness to work for free . |
| 12 | The highly transient nature of the casual labour force in hotels and catering , and the low attachment to work of many casuals — itself often related to the fact that their jobs are very much part-time — mean that the unions ' task will scarcely be an easy one . |
| 13 | Most women are forced through economic necessity to work in part-time low-paid jobs with quite a large number in the black economy . |
| 14 | EUROPE : Under single market rules EC citizens do n't need permission to work in any member state . |
| 15 | He complained of increased media attacks on him by the Moldavian Communist Party under its new first secretary Grigory Yeremey [ for whose appointment see above ] , featuring allegations that his administration was failing to protect party property ; of " back-stage scheming " against him in Moldavia 's Supreme Soviet ; and of his inability to work with republican Prime Minister Mircha Druk . |
| 16 | ‘ They are characterized by low boredom thresholds and an inability to work for other people , ’ thought Sir John Hoskyns . |
| 17 | It is a privilege to work with such dedicated enthusiasts — but — we still need more group members in the Midlands . |
| 18 | I have never before had the privilege to work for such an environmentally-conscious , safe , dynamic and forward-thinking company . |
| 19 | He qualified with Whinney Murray and spent two years with Peat Marwick in Sydney , where he developed a vague ambition to work with growing companies . |
| 20 | They did not keep him long , however , and this time he made off with a companion and even had the nerve to work for three months on a French farm before starting a marathon trek across the entire length of France . |
| 21 | If means of production remain in use for 20 years ( a reasonable figure ) then the scrapping of old ones releases some 5 per cent of the work force to work with new equipment every year . |
| 22 | Such a tax is seen as having lower disincentive effects than an income tax because it relates to past effort ; i.e. there is no disincentive effect to work for additional income that is to be consumed . |
| 23 | Likewise , people from industry come to the department to work for short periods . |
| 24 | The less organised often resented the superior efficiency and greater discipline ( or docility ) , and the readiness to work for lower wages , of these peasants . |
| 25 | The trade unions fear that wage demands may have to be lowered because of the refugees ' greater flexibility and readiness to work for less money . |
| 26 | Hopefully my experiences will make the business of doing business in Japan far easier and will pave the way for WEC to work with Japanese companies in the future . ’ |
| 27 | Many of the practical examples given in this book contain reference to work in other curriculum areas . |
| 28 | That means doctors who qualify from Czech Univeristies will only be allowed by the General Medical Council to work in this country under the supervision of a fully registered colleague . |
| 29 | I have set out our determination to work for that agreement and the principles on which the agreement will need to be based . |
| 30 | A few examples of some of the techniques which have been developed , and their relevance to work with older people , can briefly be described . |