Example sentences of "[noun pl] work a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A huge backlog of unfit dwellings was apparent , and in the event the period between the mid-1950s and mid-1970s wrought a major transformation . |
| 2 | Those who were miners worked a three-shift system — eight hours a day , six days a week . |
| 3 | Many London factories worked a twenty-four-hour day , and their chimneys only stopped belching smoke on Sundays . |
| 4 | Qualified conductors work a compulsory nineteen hours a week , but most work up to thirty hours as there is so much to do . |
| 5 | It is not unusual for women to work a 40-hour week , followed by a further 40-hour week of domestic chores . |
| 6 | This last is one of the first essentials of a true Suffolk ; for it was bred for use on the farm , and for use on the Suffolk farms in particular , where it was the custom for the horses to work a long day from 6.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. without nosebag or any break for rations . |
| 7 | Over Christmas there will be roughly 350 helpers working a 24-hour shift , split into three rotas : tasks range from cooking and cleaning to driving . |