Example sentences of "went [adv prt] work [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He put one hand out ; she put out hers and gripped his forearm , looked up briefly and made a noise which might have been " thanks " , and went on working at the strap of her shoe . |
| 2 | He did not look up as Harry approached , but went on working with the zeal and single-mindedness of one who is totally absorbed . |
| 3 | And then he gave orders to Punch for tea to be prepared and they had a terrible time finding any china that was n't cracked or broken and then she went on working in the pantry as quiet as a mouse and she could hear you both talking as clear as clear . |
| 4 | She went on to work for the Friends ' Committee in France , Austria , Poland , and Greece . |
| 5 | McIlvanney went on to work on the Scotsman as a news reporter and feature writer , though with his passion for football and boxing , the attraction towards sports was inevitable . |
| 6 | Peter Morgan had no complaints , however , and went on to work in the hotels and restaurants of the Lyons empire . |
| 7 | Having eaten her lunch quickly , Tess went back to work with the harvesters in the cornfield until it was dark . |
| 8 | And really it was no joking matter : across the bridge John Chapman , nephew to a Market Place shoemaker , went back to work in the shop too soon after the flood , caught a chill in the process , and died in the April , aged just twenty-one . |