Example sentences of "to work on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We like the idea of stability of policy and time to work on the reduction of pollution at our own pace ’ . ’ |
| 2 | K. M. When I used to work on the dockside , it was a hive of activity , all the horses and the steam-engines parked along the street . |
| 3 | Would you believe that he said I 've got to work on the aeroplane this week , I 've got the week off , I 've got to work on the aeroplane , I , you know , I shall be alright , down the airfield , er on the Wednesday he arrived to see how we were getting on , complaining like made because he had n't been able to find where the cottage was , I said but I 'd left you a detailed map , |
| 4 | Would you believe that he said I 've got to work on the aeroplane this week , I 've got the week off , I 've got to work on the aeroplane , I , you know , I shall be alright , down the airfield , er on the Wednesday he arrived to see how we were getting on , complaining like made because he had n't been able to find where the cottage was , I said but I 'd left you a detailed map , |
| 5 | And they seem to work on the principle of allowing each other to do anything they like . |
| 6 | Could you please contact Mike Prior ( Assistant Garden Secretary ) on Monday or Tuesday of next week to arrange a date to work on the Admin file-server software transfer — I think it 's better if you deal direct with our Finance Department rather than through me . |
| 7 | Applications are invited for the post of Research Assistant to work on the structure , function and assembly of the nuclear envelope . |
| 8 | You presumably had to work on the orchestra section by section . |
| 9 | Few of the mechanics know much about aeroplane engines , so Jack was asked by Fletcher to work on the engine . |
| 10 | On a smaller scale I often find it better to work on the floor . |
| 11 | As the churning mass swelled within him his resilient Goblin digestive system got to work on the over-abundance of raw material . |
| 12 | The village chiefs ask their people if they are willing to work on the water projects , and once agreed a project committee is set up carrying the authority of all involved . |
| 13 | If prostitution were to be stopped they would have to work on the rice fields on a starvation salary . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ And tell Daak to work on the hole with the chainsword . ’ |
| 15 | The commission created a subcommission of members in Paris with Friedel as chairman to work on the document . |
| 16 | Originally the Great Western HST fleet consisted of 2 + 7 ( two power cars with seven trailers ) but in 1983 ten sets were given an additional trailer to work on the West of England line and to cover the prime business services . |
| 17 | The rest were moved to Sutton depôt to work on the West Croydon — Sutton service . |
| 18 | set up a vision group to work on the direction of future ecumenical interaction in communication ; |
| 19 | Two policemen are killed during a break-in at the Presidio ( a San Francisco military base ) and a former military policeman ( Mark Harman ) is assigned to work on the case with his former commanding officer ( Sean Connery ) who he hates . |
| 20 | There will always be room for individual styles , but file management systems inject some standardisation to assist the lawyer conducting the cases and others who have to work on the case on a temporary or permanent basis . |
| 21 | The auditor , Mr. M. Spencer Ell , waived his fee , the Brewery waived its interest and the Artisans volunteered to work on the course . |
| 22 | You 've got to make sure that you 're in good health , and you 're a er hale and hearty individual , so if you 're from a long lived family , erm I once er made a mistake on er delivering one of these courses and er I think erm erm there 's an elderly lady used to work on the course , do you remember Miss , Miss ? |
| 23 | So , with none of his rearguard involved internationally , Howard Wilkinson , who has constantly highlighted the shortcomings of a congested fixture list , had the luxury of 11 free days to work on the problem . |
| 24 | I decided to work on the problem at home . |
| 25 | His father had installed a Spiel petroleum engine to drive some of the machinery in his workshops , and Herbert was inspired to work on the problem of developing an internal-combustion engine that would run on heavier ( and safer ) grades of fuel oil . |
| 26 | The Superintendent got to work on the telephone . |
| 27 | He had no choice but to work on the land , and to live the life described by Flora Thompson in Lark Rise to Candleford . |
| 28 | In many rural areas it has therefore been usual for local farm workers to work on the land ‘ man and boy ’ . |
| 29 | This demonstrated the importance of family factors in determining the occupational choice of rural school-leavers — nearly 42 per cent of the respondents stated that they had been influenced by their family in their decision to work on the land . |
| 30 | A more likely cause of restlessness and dissatisfaction among farm workers occurs when friends , neighbours and kin among the ‘ locals ’ cease to work on the land but commute from the village to nearby towns . |