Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] work for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The domino effect can work for us as well as against us if we play our cards right . |
| 2 | so a child could work for an and do any work they want to in that hour so we 're doing a dual role , we 're holding a detention there |
| 3 | The following plan will work for most businesses : |
| 4 | This diet will work for men and women just as effectively , no matter what age . |
| 5 | Products are always tested to conform to standard specifications ( as printed in the catalogue ) , but if there are specific analytical needs , they will gladly perform custom analyses , ensuring that the product will work for a particular application . |
| 6 | Slipping between the pages of a magazine may work for a sachet of shampoo or for a soup mix , but the product can very easily slip out again and the end purchaser may not receive the sample . |
| 7 | But although this strategy may work for a few years , there are few parishes which have the physical space for more than two or three new congregations . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | the mechanism must work for all logically possible individual preference orderings ; |
| 10 | My niece used to work for me too . |
| 11 | A bent metal coat hanger may work for blockages close to the trap but , unlike plumber 's snakes and curtain wire , it will not go round bends . |
| 12 | Open communication may work for some , but Charlotte found it too destructively honest . |
| 13 | The lighting man used to work for Anthrax , so all the lights chase one another up and down your face in ghastly brilliancy . |
| 14 | The government would work for the " creation of a common European standard of human rights and united legal , economic and security space " , including institutionalizing the Helsinki process . |
| 15 | Poland and the Soviet Union would work for the transformation of the existing bloc alliances into a new system of collective European security . |
| 16 | Thus a secretary will work for many boss ( not bosses ) . |
| 17 | No major earthquakes have occurred in the region since 1981 , so there is no certainty that the prediction technique will work for such events . |
| 18 | You must gauge for yourself whether or not you have struck up a good relationship with the interviewer and whether a letter would work for you or against you . |
| 19 | But science will work for any man . |
| 20 | In the 20 negotiating days that remain before Maastricht , the Prime Minister must work for a treaty that will serve the best interests of Britain , and in doing so serve the wider interests of the Community . |
| 21 | There is a bar by the roadside , further on , and I 'll enquire there , as I think the landlady used to work for the Harvey-Beaumonts . |
| 22 | The backswing which goes beyond the horizontal might work for John Daly , but most golfers are unable to transfer their body weight correctly from such an extreme position . |
| 23 | Nobody in the House would work for £80 a week . |