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

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1 The procedures for legislation , for the scrutiny of expenditure and fur raising taxation have been described to show how this worked in the Victorian period .
2 Sponge filters are the ones that come to mind , but these work on the biological action and have to be allowed to mature before they become really effective .
3 The obverse of money market advances is money market deposits , and these work in the same way .
4 Among them were men from Dulé 's people — five of this first shipment of slaves ; they were all to work on the new sugar plantation ; to stake out canefields in the rainforest .
5 We do n't all work in the same way to spread the good News .
6 They all worked about the one squad you know .
7 Since Balbinder clearly made more progress in a small group where he could have a lot of attention , and where all worked at the same pace , this could be an answer .
8 ‘ We are all working for the same country , after all .
9 ‘ We are all working for the same goal , ’ he says .
10 ‘ That 's one of the main reasons for having the newsletter in the first place , because they 're all working to the same end , but it is n't always easy to know what they 're up to , ’ says Current Account editor Brigid Cleary .
11 I think we 're all working towards the same goal .
12 Copmpleting all work within the agreed timetable .
13 Weekly hours worked by adults with cystic fibrosis were not significantly different from those worked by the general population .
14 Those working at the sharp end will be able to add from their own experience .
15 Romanyshyn 's exposition of the critique is , however , forceful and lively and may stimulate those working within the traditional paradigm at least to justify their indifference , if not to question their perspective .
16 Most packages now support a full range of European language hyphenation rules making life substantially easier for those working in the international market .
17 Incidence of low birthweight was also relatively rare among those working in the open air ( e.g. self employed in agriculture or gardener ) .
18 There can be no doubt that this course has heightened the management skills of some of those working in the voluntary sector , but an extra benefit is that it had widened the links between I B M and you , and widened the understanding between both of us .
19 Those working in the psychological tradition devise tasks or tests that are believed to place varying levels of demand on the cognitive , sensory , or motor capacities we believe our subjects to possess .
20 Many of those working in the formal care sector are women in low-paid jobs .
21 Those working in the public sector and those in jobs with strong union organisation are more likely to have occupational pensions .
22 The need for accountability — no matter how much discretion those working in the public sector exercise they will ultimately be accountable for their decisions either to superior officers or to the public through the tribunal systems .
23 Increasingly the qualities of leadership are deemed to be desirable for those working in the public sector .
24 In the legislation as drafted , where is any provision that underwrites the existing conditions of employment for those working in the Scottish Bus Group ?
25 We had been privy to a re-enactment of the movements of a former working on the old harbour branch , and although not frightened we were all very puzzled by the strange sequence of events .
26 ‘ I gathered that much , you both working in the same building and everything . ’
27 There will be two age groupings , 10–13 and 14–18 , both working around the same theme , but coming together for the mass and social .
28 You 're wearing the summer shorty for greater freedom of movement for your arms and legs but Howard 's got the full suit , for more protection in colder weather but they both work on the same principle .
29 ‘ Leith 's just been telling me that you both work for the same firm , ’ he put on a front for the rest of the world to joke .
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