Example sentences of "[subord] [noun pl] work [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was classified as high security , and there were more guards than engineers working in the compound . |
| 2 | This is because majors work on the priority system . |
| 3 | I was I was er er we we were n't butties because butties worked on the face , you see ? |
| 4 | It seems a miracle that Exekias can make black-figure carry all he puts into it , while sculptors working on the decoration of buildings sidestep the conventions they respect in their independent statues . |
| 5 | WHEN engineers working for the Tokyo gas company , get a telephone call in the middle of the night , the chances are that a computer will be at the other end . |
| 6 | It emphasized that many people considered that direct contact between boards and course teams was ‘ one of the most valued aspects of the Council 's operation ’ , and the Council concurred with this view as long as boards worked within the policies laid down by the committees . |
| 7 | That was fine when manpower was cheap and farming was labour intensive , when families worked in the fields man and boy . |
| 8 | No more did they do so in the Black Country 's nail-making trade , where the family 's output depended upon women as well as men working at the anvil . |
| 9 | As students work through the projects in the Student 's Book , they carry out a number of tasks and activities which form the basis for similar projects of their own . |