Example sentences of "[modal v] work for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | the mechanism must work for all logically possible individual preference orderings ; |
| 2 | That 'll work for that 'll work every time . |
| 3 | We are all different ; what may work for one individual will not necessarily work as well for another . |
| 4 | That we may work together according to your will so that you may work for good in us . |
| 5 | Secondly , while some theories may work for concrete subjects , they may not be as applicable to abstract concepts , such as ’ justice ’ , ’ insurance ’ or ’ business ’ . |
| 6 | Open communication may work for some , but Charlotte found it too destructively honest . |
| 7 | While this method may work for some differences , it will not be sufficient to account for major variations in a word 's pronunciation such as the — and , or for — and . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Although these theories may work for artificial domains that are both small and concrete , extending them for large , real world vocabularies is difficult . |
| 10 | We are now involved in even bigger projects , and the successful candidates could work for such companies as Ernst Oil , Stavro Construction and Blofeld Engineering . |
| 11 | And erm being as he put a new table in the mill he thought we could work for thirty pound a week less , on this table . |
| 12 | At most observation posts , though , the Sections could work for several weeks without relief . |
| 13 | Previously she used to work for British Telecom in tele-marketing . |
| 14 | Cos she used to work for Green Leaves was it ? |
| 15 | Prejudice , such as that exploited by Tupper in Cardiff in 1911 , became mixed with self concern — the belief that Asiatic crews would work for lower wages and in worse conditions than British , and so undercut the union 's effort to improve both in the British seaman 's interests . |
| 16 | I find this also works well for Dave ‘ The Snake ’ Sabo stuff and as they both use ADA preamps , this would work for other heavy ADA type sounds . |
| 17 | I would work for one of the major charities , perhaps , or maybe go for a job in publishing . |
| 18 | It would work for one part but the next part needed another sound to it , so maybe we 'd use the Paul Reed Smith for the second half of the solo . |
| 19 | However , 90% of funding to be distributed to authors was not fanciful , and indeed the new Registrar , Dr James Parker , was keen to establish a figure of 11% on which he would work for administrative expenses . |
| 20 | Mr Livingstone was replaced by John Prescott , the transport spokesman , who came third and said he would work for organisational and campaigning reforms in the party . |
| 21 | And so the issue the discussion has focused on , from where I 'm sitting , seems to have focused on is , you know can one afford to let loose a strategic policy and could such a policy be written in a way that it would work for inward investment attraction without being a a Trojan horse as you know letting in a lot of other nasty things . |
| 22 | It would work for national reconciliation " including those Cambodians who used to work with all categories of the Vietnamese aggressors " . |
| 23 | ‘ On November 1 they told us that normal Christmas arrangements would apply — that we would work for most of the holiday period — then they dropped this bombshell on November 22 and said we would be off for two weeks . |
| 24 | That would work for those kinds of developments which P P G seven is addressing . |
| 25 | Layton used to go to Leonard 's flat each morning where they would work for three hours or so , though sometimes letting the work run on through the afternoons . |
| 26 | For example , is quite correct and it will work for all values of A. But if B is zero , the answer is " infinity " . |
| 27 | No major earthquakes have occurred in the region since 1981 , so there is no certainty that the prediction technique will work for such events . |
| 28 | Father we pray that you will work for good with us . |
| 29 | Thus a secretary will work for many boss ( not bosses ) . |
| 30 | In either advertising or public relations you will work for many clients with a multitude of problems and try to offer them solutions . |