Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] [verb] work [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The main idea is to draw the house from the outside in , a task that at first appears quite daunting , but , once you 've worked through the tutorial files ( which I heartily recommend that you do ) it 's actually relatively straightforward . |
| 2 | The indentured labourers hoped to be able to set up as independent farmers once they had worked off the costs of their passages , but the islands soon became so crowded that they were unlikely to be able to do this . |
| 3 | I 'd never even heard of Killerton until I started working for the Trust , but when I was at Drogo I used to come across here fairly regularly because of the regional office being here and because I was just interested . |
| 4 | Let's have a look at the Aberdeen cos I did work on the Aberdeen |
| 5 | If she wants to work for the organization I 'm sure we 'll find something suitable for her . " |
| 6 | What happens if you continue working with the organisation after retirement age ? |
| 7 | Mums-to-be only have the right to return to their job if they 've worked for the same company for at least two years . |
| 8 | At present , women only qualify for leave if they have worked for the same employer for two years ; five years for women who work less than 16 hours per week . |
| 9 | It 's difficult because I 've worked around the world , in the Middle East , image-wise it 's fascinating . |
| 10 | They claimed the people 's votes because they had worked in the people 's interest and not their own … |
| 11 | Courses are generally run by two ESL specialists , one of whom is an experienced trainer but who does not necessarily have classroom teaching experience in the subject area being addressed while the second is chosen because they have worked in the subject area , usually as part of a language support team , but sometimes because they themselves have training and/or experience in the subject area . |
| 12 | ‘ Although I 'm almost certain Mills was murdered because he 'd worked for the KGB . ’ |
| 13 | But it would have been costly because he 'd worked at the paper for so long . |
| 14 | while I sat working in the sun . |
| 15 | Filmmakers were rarely imported from outside ( Thorold Dickinson , who was allowed in to make Secret People in 1952 , could be regarded as an ‘ old boy ’ since he had worked at the studio during Basil Dean 's time ) and , with five directors responsible for two-thirds of the films made at the studio between 1942 and 1955 , there was little competition inside the studio , and no exposure to fresh ideas from outside . |
| 16 | McAllister , who had put the doll down , and was now fetching out her work basket to embroider pansies on some fine lawn dresses made for the bazaar by the aforesaid ladies , said , ‘ I did n't mean to become involved , you know , but Matey has been so kind to me — when not slave-driving me , you understand — that when she asked me to accompany her I had not the heart to refuse , and strangely , after I began to work for the bazaar , I found that it was most rewarding . ’ |
| 17 | The day after I finished working for the managing director of a certain company fighting off a take-over bid , the agency sent me to the rival company . ’ |
| 18 | I interviewed the student after she had worked in the residential unit for one year . |
| 19 | Co-host Terry Nutkins thought up an assignment for Michaela shortly after she started working on the BBC1 nature programme . |
| 20 | Before they started to work with the video all the teachers were shown the contract which was drawn up by Kate Kennett . |
| 21 | Mothers leave older tumblers to enjoy group songs and rhymes before they start working on the equipment . |
| 22 | It is sad , first of all , that so many educated people miss all the fun that is in good science ; how many hours they spend at dinner parties with nothing substantial to pass the time , and how many acres of The Observer have been devoted to the to-ings and fro-ings of Guy Burgess and the annotated laundry lists of D. H. Lawrence , because the impeccably educated editors of that mercifully ailing rag do not know , after they have worked through the football and the statutory theatre crits , what is interesting . |
| 23 | The distinctive characteristics of Glass 's music appeared after he had worked with the Indian sitarist , Ravi Shankar , in 1965 . |
| 24 | Well that 's what Breeze am keep telling me when I got to work in the morning it 's about the time of recession people should advertise more not less that maybe but the hard financial situation of the theatre finds itself in is to find that sort of money is very difficult at the moment . |
| 25 | I did a lot of homework when I started working on the script . |
| 26 | We said , ‘ Look , come back when you 've worked on the proposal . ’ |
| 27 | Generally , I think such experiences can help , but only when you 've worked through the unhappiness you 've faced , and I would be surprised if you could do this fully without outside help . |
| 28 | When you have worked through the sensations , looked at them from all angles and asked yourself why they have entered your life and what is to be gained from them , it is important to be able to let them go . |
| 29 | Ask them : What was the most surprising thing that happened to you when you started working on the buses/in the shop/in the hospital/in the school ? |
| 30 | As she had worked for the civil service previously , she applied and was sent a booklet which specified an age range for applicants of 17 ½ to 28 years . |