Example sentences of "work on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were all sent to work on neighbouring farms where pickers were in great demand . |
| 2 | In the relatively short period of time prior to the Industrial Revolution the function of the prison can be seen as related directly to the needs of the economy , in that labour was forced to work on specific projects to overcome labour shortages . |
| 3 | Applied daily after a bath or shower , the key active ingredients , guarana , L-carnitine , silanols and caffeine , get to work on unwanted fatty deposits , firming , toning and contouring the body , while forming an invisible supporting film on the skin . |
| 4 | Let's say then , I just , I used to have to work on eleven appointments a week because if I had eleven appointments a week , two people would perhaps blow me out , change their minds , two people would rearrange , two people would say no thank you , and another two would say , yes , but I need to do it next month , which might leave me with two sales . |
| 5 | Students — proposing to work on appropriate topics may apply for British Academy or ESRC studentships with department support . |
| 6 | I knew Oscar would have preferred a quieter , less raucous venture , on a weekday perhaps , but I had to work on certain days and those days came up during his visit . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | We can then be involved in the setting of performance indicators and carrying out audits , much like we carry out our safety inspections , and that way we may be able to work on joint policies on the environment . |
| 9 | " This group of machines was specified to work on digital networks-which do n't yet exist . |
| 10 | Can we measure the actual copying fidelity on the ground , before natural selection gets to work on each new generation of genes ? |
| 11 | Darwin acquired the important stamp of scientific approval for his collection by designating a reputed naturalist to work on each category for publication . |
| 12 | 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 ’ . |
| 13 | In mainland Europe the spacing between tracks and reversible signalling enables engineers to work on one track in complete safety while traffic continues to pass on the other . |
| 14 | DB2 Version 3 will enable users to work on one partition of a table space or index space without locking the other partitions . |
| 15 | Nonetheless , he joined the company in 1970 as a sewing machine mechanic but was soon moved to work on one of the large printers . |
| 16 | Jessamy pushed them irritably to one side and began to work on one of the dragons , filling in some of the more intricate details . |
| 17 | While faith-healing tends to work on one part of the body , Reiki treats the whole system . ’ |
| 18 | This is a major system of burrows , all interlinking so that it becomes necessary to work on all aspects of the warren at one time . |
| 19 | They were able to work on all the routes allocated to that depôt , including 16/18 . |
| 20 | ‘ As the managing director of a large commercial organisation , I employ solicitors to work on all the legal issues arising from the operation of my business and to advise me about all the new developments in legislation and case law . ’ |
| 21 | We began to work on two hander pieces — she took the pictures , I wrote the words . |
| 22 | Joining our graduate training programme will give you the specialised skills and knowledge needed to work on such sophisticated design and operations . |
| 23 | The going rate for solicitors in Bradford to work on such legislation is about £60 per hour , whereas the in-house price is about £14 per hour . |
| 24 | The two companies are likely to work on other management features such as the co-ordination of their Management Information Base for use on popular network management systems and the definition of a common network management database for their products . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Cartoonist Christine O'Leary , who used to work at Barkers Trident and is now freelance , gets to work on other pages with graphics and illustrations . |
| 27 | When put to work on new patient data , the neural computer reached the same diagnosis as the consultant in almost 90 per cent of cases . |
| 28 | A new company , Paravent , which specialises only in screens , has commissioned several artists to work on new pieces , while Liberty , which is always interested in the work of new and interesting designers is holding an exhibition ( from 6 to 22 September ) , of its own specially commissioned screens made by different artists working in many different media and styles . |
| 29 | Stan was running a business and needed funds to buy stock and time to work on new finds . |
| 30 | Two or three specific problem areas can be identified with the parents that they would like to work on first . |