Example sentences of "[prep] work [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 Tell you what , it 's bloody tempting to take a couple of days off work just to burn
2 Timber trade world-wide is doing an enormous amount of work already to make sure that sustainable timber is supplied , and the horror stories are slowly going away , and a lot of people now do not buy timber in this country , from those countries who 've got a bad track record , but are buying from countries like Denmark and Sweden , where it 's a national law on their forestry policy .
3 There is a lot of work ahead to check with other forces on what 's been stolen.The police will contact people who 've reported antiques stolen to tell them if they 've been recovered .
4 There 's a lot of work still to do in the barn .
5 ‘ There is a lot of work still to do in this match and we must concentrate on getting the right total in our second innings .
6 When you have altered the files in WORK enough to warrant another backup all you have to do is copy the whole directory into the first backup copy of the WORK directory .
7 How many times have hard-working men arrived home from work only to find that the house is upside down , furniture completely re-arranged and their favourite chair completely out of kilter with the best view of the TV ?
8 He took the day off from work specially to come with me .
9 You must use your time at work effectively to meet ES business needs .
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