Example sentences of "work on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And now you want to work on the exhibition you were so all-fired about , I was so inspired by , same deal , huh ? |
| 2 | The human mind — which , from this viewpoint , is the brain — is said to work on the same plan as a computer , with operations being carried out on physical symbols . |
| 3 | Very roughly , Fodor argued that this kind of blanket objection to representational theories of mind does not work against the mental-sentence kind of theory for the simple reason that we know just what it would be like for a system to work on the mental-sentence principle . |
| 4 | Thus it is clear that you need to work on the fast twitch muscles if you want to improve your speed . |
| 5 | Originally the Great Western HST fleet consisted of 2 + 7 ( two power cars with seven trailers ) but in 1983 ten sets were given an additional trailer to work on the West of England line and to cover the prime business services . |
| 6 | In 1984 Denison set up his own practice , Denison Peters Limited , to work on the first big project on the Leeds riverside , a housing scheme of part converted corn chandlers and part newly built flats . |
| 7 | Towards 2000 will see members of FYT Regional groups and committees meet together to work on the needs of marginalised young people in the last decade of this century . |
| 8 | The two firms are said to have indicated to NEFMA they would be able to work on the basis of Ferranti using a Telefunken-made data processor in its ECR-90 radar , he said . |
| 9 | The two firms are said to have indicated to NEFMA they would be able to work on the basis of Ferranti using a Telefunken-made data processor in its ECR-90 radar , he said . |
| 10 | We like the idea of stability of policy and time to work on the reduction of pollution at our own pace ’ . ’ |
| 11 | Professional investors have put at least $5 billion to work on the short side of the market . |
| 12 | By then we were also starting to work on the group . |
| 13 | Still to come is the awful Ghost Dad , basically another attempt to get Bill Cosby 's TV act to work on the big screen ( Bill plays a workaholic dad who , once dead , gets to spend more time with his family ) . |
| 14 | Teller did not succeed in attracting more than a handful of Oppenheimer 's brilliant team back to Los Alamos to work on the H-bomb . |
| 15 | He had opposed it along with the rest of the General Advisory Committee but it was no clear-cut moral stand : ‘ I never urged anyone not to work on the hydrogen bomb project , ’ he told the inquiry . |
| 16 | When Jos moved round to work on the other side of the gate , he handed Mungo a sheet of sandpaper , telling him to use plenty of ‘ elbow grease ’ . |
| 17 | Besides , it took time to get the formula right ; one dose began to work on the notes alter only 24 hours . |
| 18 | You presumably had to work on the orchestra section by section . |
| 19 | Or , if you insist on hanging around the office , they will set you to work on the accounts of charities . |
| 20 | This study highlighted a number of problems that family farmers faced when a member of the family came to work on the farm so perhaps it was an opportune time to look at this in more detail . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Government and Parliament will have a stronger role to work on the consumer 's behalf . |
| 23 | The auditor , Mr. M. Spencer Ell , waived his fee , the Brewery waived its interest and the Artisans volunteered to work on the course . |
| 24 | In order to give you and Bell time to work on the tape before reporting back to us , I would like to supply it as soon as possible . |
| 25 | A Thames waterman would take his grandson , on his Sunday visits , out on his lighter , handing down his skills to the fifth generation to work on the river : ‘ he was one of those methodical old fellows who live quietly , and never get ruffled . ’ |
| 26 | He had no choice but to work on the land , and to live the life described by Flora Thompson in Lark Rise to Candleford . |
| 27 | Before she should have a chance to wake and discover the edenwort , Henry got to work on the supper . |
| 28 | One had to work on the opposition 's weaknesses . |
| 29 | The next few gybes were the first I had ever done with speed all the way through the turn , in fact , it happened so quickly that I could n't change the rig fast enough — so then I had to work on the rig change . |
| 30 | Two policemen are killed during a break-in at the Presidio ( a San Francisco military base ) and a former military policeman ( Mark Harman ) is assigned to work on the case with his former commanding officer ( Sean Connery ) who he hates . |