Example sentences of "[vb base] to work [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite being generally unlicensed these tend to work alongside the regular staff usually in the larger urban abattoirs . |
| 2 | We tend to work from the Centre in the friendly critic role . |
| 3 | Having become established , people tend to work within the tradition for reasons which are never properly articulated . |
| 4 | As the genes in question appear to work in the same way in mice and people it should be possible to develop ways of detecting the genes in people at risk and discovering methods of implanting cells with the normal genes or blocking the action of the defective genes . |
| 5 | Since older miners were usually no longer fit to work at the coal-face and did less well-remunerated jobs on or near the surface , this meant that in old age — if they reached it — their pensions were to be a calculated on the basis of their more poorly paid years at work ! |
| 6 | You could argue that some of them work outside the home because they have to , for financial reasons , but I think it 's indisputable that a ever-growing number want to work outside the home and I think it 's very important that they should be allowed the scope to do so . |
| 7 | The drama session ends with the railway engineer offering contracts of employment to those townspeople who want to work for the railway on the construction of the line . |
| 8 | Never say that there are no particular reasons why you want to work with the company . |
| 9 | ‘ In general terms we want to work with the industry and do our best to build a scheme based on existing systems . |
| 10 | And now you want to work on the exhibition you were so all-fired about , I was so inspired by , same deal , huh ? |
| 11 | If you just want to work on the length of pipe between the cistern and the taps , shut the gatevalve first ( if there is one ) opening the taps will drain the pipe . |
| 12 | Miners in Nottinghamshire and in the surrounding area want to work towards the future . |
| 13 | ‘ Inmates want to work in the kitchen because it means they can be out of their cells for most of the day and can have a bit of extra food , ’ he says . |
| 14 | Geographers who want to work in the environmental sciences must be willing to learn the methods of these sciences , lest we lose the respect of our colleagues in such fields . |
| 15 | I was just commenting er , you know , we just want to work in the County of Lincolnshire , I presume . |
| 16 | A more likely cause of restlessness and dissatisfaction among farm workers occurs when friends , neighbours and kin among the ‘ locals ’ cease to work on the land but commute from the village to nearby towns . |
| 17 | But since her captivity , a babel seethed around her constantly , the cries and demands of Sycorax , the commands of the men on guard over her , the hammering and planing of the pales for the stockade and for the settlers ' other plans ; the shouts of the men from the boat-building on the beach , the barking of orders to bondsmen brought from England on the ship that had returned , the yells of slaves whom they had loaded in Dahomey or Yoruba on the journey back , and roped and chained and put to work under the whip , and the bellowing laughter now and then of the overseer , a tall African who had been taken out of chains himself to hold the lash over his fellows . |
| 18 | In all cases , give yourself time to work into the faster tempo by running the first one comfortably and then gradually applying the pressure . |
| 19 | Turning the other cheek is not an option here — until the children begin to work through the logic and consequences of two wrongs making a … |
| 20 | Some of those who comment on subjects such as the safe disposal of nuclear wastes seem to work on the assumption that the relevant sciences and technologies are standing still . |
| 21 | And they seem to work on the principle of allowing each other to do anything they like . |
| 22 | Politicians seem to work on the assumption that the early bird catches the voter . |
| 23 | Who can not the price also be to guarantee the future pension rights of the workers who happen to work in the public company ? |
| 24 | There are local government officers who are engaged in management buy-outs and others who decide to work in the private sector and pretend that they can deliver services better while being paid more than in the public sector . |
| 25 | such permanent staff continue to work for the Council if they wish to do so ; and , where possible , |
| 26 | We continue to work with the police , the FBI , and Interpol on stolen works of art . |
| 27 | You could begin your essay by acknowledging this and continue to work with the definitions throughout the essay , relating the different definitions together in the conclusion . |
| 28 | They continue to work against the democratic interests of the nation whose people do support the concept of local government . |
| 29 | Second , many informals continue to work in the formal sector for several months at a time . |
| 30 | Father , we thank you that you continue to work in the lives of our fellow believers , restoring health and strength to the sick , comforting those who are sad , supporting those who are lonely . |