Example sentences of "to work at a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The labour force is becoming more like the military with the use of a limited age range and the screening out of anyone with any kind of disability who might not be able to work at a pace and with the flexibility and precision which will maintain the return on the very large capital investment . |
| 2 | Our perception of the pub has to work at a number of levels — mostly obvious , but nonetheless worth clarifying . |
| 3 | Any proposals to alter the situation faced by older workers have to work at a number of levels : developing new social roles ; using legislation to change attitudes ; improving work prospects ; raising income levels ; increasing the effectiveness of health and social policies . |
| 4 | In 1972 , a strike picket held a placard in front of a vehicle on a highway , urging the driver not to work at a site nearby and preventing him from proceeding along the highway . |
| 5 | You could decide to work at a time when your partner or a friend is round to see the baby , or arrange for someone — a childminder or relative — to look after her for a few hours each week . |
| 6 | I think at first it seemed to work at a disadvantage . |
| 7 | Four black men armed with AK47 rifles killed the white man , Tony Concer , as he was being driven to work at a steel mill by a friend . |