Example sentences of "works [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But even historical chronology works through discontinuous sets , the elements in each class being defined only differentially in relation to the others in its class . |
| 2 | Corporate-strategy literature rarely works through such issues carefully and this can be especially important when considering global strategies . |
| 3 | Most of the time the president works through other people . |
| 4 | The Group works through six sub-groups . |
| 5 | Miss Z works through sustained projects on an integrated day programme , allowing a lot of ‘ choice ’ between activities . |
| 6 | The spirit of the times works through peer-group pressure , insidiously changing the moral colour of the landscape . |
| 7 | It should , however , be observed that labouring people produced numerous prose works during this time . |
| 8 | Nevertheless , the internal processes which underlie the way we perceive and think must be of relevance to an understanding of the way sign language works for deaf people . |
| 9 | The Campaign for Mentally Handicapped is another important body that works for better provision and understanding . |
| 10 | The police fear that the remainder of the device was removed in order for the thieves to find out how it works for future occasions . |
| 11 | As you will see from my strategies — all of which , let me repeat , are derived not from my own beliefs but from what teachers say they actually do — what works for one person may seem quite bizarre to another , and serve only to increase the distress of a third . |
| 12 | What works for one person may not suit another . |
| 13 | Our practice has got five doctors erm and Doctor erm Elaine , who comes here , she works for two evenings a week with us , and we have eight thousand patients on our list , and erm sometimes we 're very very busy , and sometimes like in the summer we 're not so busy . |
| 14 | Geraldine , who works for Classic Leisure , owners of The Institute , said : ’ Because I 'm on site all day I thought it would make sense to join the club . ’ |
| 15 | Even though I suspect the author works for Blue Peter the idea is a quite good one and computer hobbyists will enjoy using this package . |
| 16 | Miss Stokes , of Bedworth , Warwickshire , works for Blue Circle Industries . |
| 17 | The artist works for personal reasons as well as for recognition , payment , and the children . |
| 18 | He works for Ace Airways . |
| 19 | Driver David Humphreys , 30 , who works for Grey-Green coaches , said he alerted the hospital when the youngsters — aged from seven to 17 — started vomiting . |
| 20 | This also works for other glues , sealants , etc . |
| 21 | Of course this works for other dimensions too ; it 's the D/T radio that 's important . |
| 22 | Or what if the painter works for other people in his free time in return for cash ? |
| 23 | It may work for some individuals of genius ; it works for young children ; it would definitely work if you were thrown into a situation where you had to communicate or die . |
| 24 | It works for all members of a family . |
| 25 | The good news is that it works for all ages . |
| 26 | It even works for ceramic floor tiles . , . |
| 27 | John Lewis , the district manager in charge of Lowermoor , had been voicing his concerns about the safety of the treatment works for some years before the accident . |
| 28 | This probably works for some people , but I have to say that I have reservations about it . |
| 29 | But of course the thing about it is that it works for any shape . |
| 30 | Fig 2 shows the problem sketched out using a much smaller D/T ratio than 7:1 to keep the drawing clear ; the theory works for any ratio greater than 2:1 . |