Example sentences of "[det] work [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 To invest such works a besieging army would have to be at least 700,000 strong , and London would be able to hold out a very long time , as the example of Paris showed ; the Prussian siege there lasted five months , and had things gone a little differently Paris might have been relieved .
2 Why do n't that work the same then ?
3 Practically all of these work a normal five-day week .
4 Many worked a complete 12 hour shift to satisfy all the visitors and customers .
5 Book binders , broom makers , buckle makers , calico printers , glovers , knife grinders and pin makers all worked an extra hour to 9 p.m .
6 Er fashion and design , well if , from a design point of view erm we all work the same way , no matter who in knitwear , who you work , whether it 's Marks and Spencers or whether it 's Jack Vere or whether it 's John Smedley or erm Finks across the road there .
7 It seems to work in here , because er the carpet industry , if you speak , speak to people in different firms , say they all work the same way , it seems to work on a
8 Wallace 's own work The Malay Archipelago is nevertheless a classic in its own right .
9 The form of work organisation adopted by management in the Durham coalfield , at first , was to formally separate the three major production processes of preparation , coal-getting , and advancing ( the props , conveyors , etc. ) and to set up distinct groups , each working a whole shift , to perform each process .
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