Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] work [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They could therefore intercede with him for the living , to whom they might appear , and for whom they might still work miracles . |
| 2 | No well what we said is we 're gon gon na scrap Saturdays unless we s consider it to be critical and unavoidable on the basis that , if they , they can work Saturdays if they 'd rather work Saturdays than in the week , but that 's their choice not ours |
| 3 | ‘ It is a tough run and our training will have to be limited you ca n't work players very hard with that sort of fixture list . |
| 4 | I ca n't work miracles . |
| 5 | ‘ Remember , I ca n't work miracles , I 'm only the assistant manager . ’ |
| 6 | you ca n't work miracles get out of it , get on with that car |
| 7 | yeah , I do n't know what I 'm doing actually , cos I 've , I ca n't work Tuesday cos I 've got an exam till five |
| 8 | ‘ They ca n't work magic like fairy folk . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ But I ca n't work magic . ’ |
| 10 | Thus some northern textile firms set out to hire black workers because white workers will not work shifts for the kind of wages paid . |
| 11 | Wo n't Work Experience take important time away from the teaching of GCSE ? |
| 12 | Over-production led to the infamous butter mountains and ultimately set aside , which means that arable farmers here can only work 85% of their land . |
| 13 | They sometimes get impatient with their counterpart , who necessarily has a longer term perspective and can not work fulltime because of a low salary . |
| 14 | Bluff , like reason , can also work wonders , but be careful — one day someone may call it . |
| 15 | A firm , but not frightening , explanation of what dietary deficiency can do to the health of old people can often work wonders in stirring them into action , too . |