Example sentences of "[noun sg] may work [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Of course while this point may work in the tenant 's favour in a falling market , it is just as likely to work in the landlord 's favour in a rising market .
2 This kind of procedure may work with the majority but the marvellous thing about human beings is that there are always some not subdued .
3 Commercially , such a rent review clause may work to the disadvantage of either party .
4 What toys the daily reading of such a book may work in the will of a young gentleman , or a young maid … wise men can judge and honest men do pity .
5 In the case of an article written by five authors , for example , the availability of one extra slot may work to the advantage of a colleague whose goodwill is valued but whose involvement with the project had been only marginal ; such circumstances may help create a dip in the number of articles with five authors ( figs 2 and 4 ) which further accentuates the peak at six authors .
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