Example sentences of "[verb] to work [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We tend to work from the Centre in the friendly critic role . |
| 2 | Having become established , people tend to work within the tradition for reasons which are never properly articulated . |
| 3 | He surprised and alarmed us all by saying that , following the liberalisation of exit controls , he expected that up to 7 million Soviet citizens would want to work in the west . |
| 4 | Bradshaw and Millar found that about two-thirds ( 62 per cent ) of lone mothers on income support said that they did not want to work immediately although they would want to work in the future . |
| 5 | The Union of October ( Octobrists ) , a loose political alliance led by landed nobility and a few prominent industrialists , was formed to work with the Tsar on the basis of the Manifesto . |
| 6 | More enthusiastic was the Union of 17 October ( Octobrists ) , a loose political alliance led by landed nobility and a few prominent industrialists , which was formed to work with the Tsar on the basis of the Manifesto . |
| 7 | I was always worried when he went to work , but y you do n't think your husband 's going to go to work in the morning at five o'clock and never come home again . |
| 8 | Also in group situations , it may be the case that the senior executives are employed by the top company , so it will be necessary if they are to continue to work for the target to negotiate with each of them a revision to their service agreements . |
| 9 | Two policemen are killed during a break-in at the Presidio ( a San Francisco military base ) and a former military policeman ( Mark Harman ) is assigned to work on the case with his former commanding officer ( Sean Connery ) who he hates . |
| 10 | Beginning as a Cossack revolt against government encroachment on their traditional liberties , the uprising rapidly attracted support from Old Believers , minority nationalities trying to shake off Russian colonization ( most notably the Bashkirs ) , serfs assigned to work in the mines and factories of the Urals , and tens of thousands of peasants . |
| 11 | As the churning mass swelled within him his resilient Goblin digestive system got to work on the over-abundance of raw material . |
| 12 | The Superintendent got to work on the telephone . |
| 13 | So I joined the half-dozen speechless loners and got to work on the Sidecars . |
| 14 | Before she should have a chance to wake and discover the edenwort , Henry got to work on the supper . |
| 15 | It was simply a case of going , going and then gone for the Information Technology manager as Wimpey Hobbs ’ Alice Richards — a trained first aider — got to work with the razor . |
| 16 | Just when we expected to see Cordoba produce an extra gear as Walter Swinburn got to work with the whip , the son of El Gran Senor capitulated and it was Balla Cove who produced extra reserves to hold the late thrust of Rock City . |
| 17 | It was in the power of the Spirit that Jesus carried out his work of proclaiming the good news of God 's kingly rule ( Luke 4:18 ) : and it was in the power of the same Spirit that the disciples got to work after the resurrection . |
| 18 | Well that 's what Breeze am keep telling me when I got to work in the morning it 's about the time of recession people should advertise more not less that maybe but the hard financial situation of the theatre finds itself in is to find that sort of money is very difficult at the moment . |
| 19 | Prunskiene , who had resigned as Prime Minister on Jan. 8 , 1991 [ see p. 37944 ] , consistently denied the accusations ( made in April — see p. 38880 ) , claiming that a document bearing her signature in which she agreed to work for the KGB was a forgery and that the trial was politically motivated . |
| 20 | The congress also agreed to work towards the establishment of a free market economy , with guarantees protecting private property and foreign investments . |
| 21 | If she wants to work for the organization I 'm sure we 'll find something suitable for her . " |
| 22 | It also wants to work with the WHR '64 Company and Gwynedd County Council , to achieve these aims . |
| 23 | According to Donal Sheehan , ‘ anyone who wants to work in the film industry would probably avoid making a lesbian or gay film because of the risk of being stereotyped . |
| 24 | Similarly , in an effort to reach an accommodation with women trade unionists , the NUSEC rejected the traditional nineteenth-century feminist opposition to protective legislation , pledging to work for the extension of such legislation to men rather than opposing it for women . |
| 25 | The school found some support for their interpretation of Mrs Peel 's behaviour from a community nurse who tried to work with the family : ‘ She thinks there 's evidence of sexual abuse ; soiling , language and sexually overt behaviour . ’ |
| 26 | Once back in her office , she tried to work on the promotion of Hindley Foster 's book , but found she was unable to concentrate . |
| 27 | Since older miners were usually no longer fit to work at the coal-face and did less well-remunerated jobs on or near the surface , this meant that in old age — if they reached it — their pensions were to be a calculated on the basis of their more poorly paid years at work ! |
| 28 | You could argue that some of them work outside the home because they have to , for financial reasons , but I think it 's indisputable that a ever-growing number want to work outside the home and I think it 's very important that they should be allowed the scope to do so . |
| 29 | The drama session ends with the railway engineer offering contracts of employment to those townspeople who want to work for the railway on the construction of the line . |
| 30 | Never say that there are no particular reasons why you want to work with the company . |