Example sentences of "a [noun sg] work on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The stirring is automatic , the cutting is done by machine and the milling is done by a machine working on the principle of a giant food processor . |
| 2 | A stack works on the principle of ‘ last in first out ’ ( LIFO ) . |
| 3 | ‘ I took a job working on the roads at Knaresborough , ’ he recalls , laughing again . |
| 4 | A total of 34 farms had no assistance from wives whilst on two farms there was a daughter working on the farm in addition to the wife , though the latter now did only a limited amount of farm work . |
| 5 | Suppose a botanist working on the taxonomy of the ( hypothetical ) Peruvian bladder-grass family ( Vesicaliaceae ) discovered that it contained only one genus , Vesicalia , and that the genus had but one species , V. peruviensis . |
| 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 | Fraser 's experienced big money racing … after a year working on the Oracle boat he was dorpped before the Admiral 's Cup . |
| 8 | A couple worked on the engine of a troop carrier . |
| 9 | Most of them were clerks or shop assistants , although there were one or two manual workers , a couple worked on the railways ; nobody was upper class . |