Example sentences of "[vb infin] to work [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our investigations of casual working in the catering industry confirmed the impressions given by the data from the LFS that most casual workers did not want to work on a regular , continuous basis . |
| 2 | ‘ I did n't want to work in a shop or a bank so I wrote to my local radio station , West Sound , asking if I could make the tea . ’ |
| 3 | I did n't want to work in a place where I could n't wear my fur coat . |
| 4 | When Celia appeared to go from bad to worse , Brian had advertised for a housekeeper and two had come and gone in quick succession , the first merely saying that the post was not to her ‘ fancy ’ , the second giving a fuller more blatant explanation : that she did not want to work in a household where there was nervous trouble . |
| 5 | Tony did not want to work in a shop or a factory . |
| 6 | she wo n't , she 's , she 's just on the , oh I do n't want to work in a boring office we 've , we 've tried to say not , you do n't have to work , it 's an in , it 's an in to what you want |
| 7 | Bradshaw and Millar found that about two-thirds ( 62 per cent ) of lone mothers on income support said that they did not want to work immediately although they would want to work in the future . |
| 8 | But who 'd want to work in the small labs if the more exciting stuff went elsewhere ? " |
| 9 | He surprised and alarmed us all by saying that , following the liberalisation of exit controls , he expected that up to 7 million Soviet citizens would want to work in the west . |
| 10 | I do n't know , I did n't really want to work in an office . |
| 11 | So I 'm sorry Mr Chairman if the report is doom and gloom but that is the situation that does prevail we will endeavour to work to the best of our ability , or the lack of it but please remember the constraints that we are under and if we have got any views , to stand , and if we do want to help the people in Dundee and we do want to stop the government pilfering the British Rail pension scheme |
| 12 | After two years in the London office of Heidrick and Struggles , Kidd felt that he would prefer to work for a British firm and employ the systems he had designed . |
| 13 | and I do prefer to work on the er on a personal recommendations or referrals basis because that actually allows me to , to devote most of my time to my current clients without having to go out cold calling and looking for people . |
| 14 | You might also prefer to work to a looser tension for this type of all over cable pattern . |
| 15 | I 'd prefer to work in a factory . |
| 16 | The day that battered sundial he offered me for £1,650 finds its way into my garden is the day I wo n't need to work for a living . |
| 17 | They are usually wealthy ex-public school boys , who , since they will never need to work for a living , have little else to occupy them except the pursual of cheap thrills . |
| 18 | It means that Carrie wo n't need to work on the farm quite so often … ’ |
| 19 | ‘ He said the rent would not necessarily be raised in future after stating that it would be index-linked and he also wants to stage concerts and fetes at the ground in the close season when we would need to work on the pitch . ’ |
| 20 | For some specialised yarns , say those with knops , or the hairy yarns , you will probably need to work at a looser tension for the cables to show but this is not to their disadvantage since the cables , loosely worked , frequently add to the richness of the finished look . |
| 21 | I did n't choose to work at the complex . |
| 22 | For instance , he can choose to work with the 4WD and diff-locks in the usual way — both functions have their own button and can be engaged and disengaged under full load . |
| 23 | What made you choose to work for the holiday complex ? |
| 24 | ‘ This current system , ’ added Mrs. Buttigieg , ‘ would appear to work on a first come first served basis , regardless of whether or not one is a regular customer ’ . |
| 25 | I showed her my book of poems , ‘ The Grimm Sisters ’ , and she asked if I 'd like to work with a choreographer on a ‘ dance piece ’ which would be a grown-up Christmas show with words and music and story , but mainly dance . |
| 26 | Details have still to be finalised and if there are any choreographers who would like to work with the team please contact June Bascombe . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'd like to work on the farm , ’ I said . |
| 28 | After all , how would Ms Hamer like to work for an empty pay packet , day in and day out , like so many housewives do ? |
| 29 | The English representative on the board asked her whether she 'd like to work for the company in Switzerland , as resident copywriter ( for Jane was bright , though she despised the ‘ profession ’ ) . |
| 30 | A woman who has recovered from a stroke or head injury may decide she would like to work for the first time , as part of the challenge of overcoming her illness . |