Example sentences of "[prep] work on a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After working on a couple of local papers for a number of years , Tony and a number of colleagues launched a weekly newspaper , following this was a spell at the Santa Fe daily . |
| 2 | Although she was a feminist , her primary motivation for joining NoS was the challenge of working on a tabloid . |
| 3 | Talking to Pierre as we fished off the coast of Brittany had first given me the idea of working on a trawler . |
| 4 | One of the great advantages of working on a drama project , rather than on single , self-contained lessons , is that one can not only choose the duration but also the location of the drama lesson ; the work becomes integrative . |
| 5 | I 'm not saying it 's hard work , like working on a farm , but they certainly do n't give everything to you on a silver platter , ’ she added as her name was called for yet another fitting . |
| 6 | I 've done everything from working on a building site for a week and promising to bring me cards in and giving a false name , to er potato picking erm doing hay , anything . |
| 7 | Apparently indisposition had , in March 1748 prevented him from working on a plan for winter shelter of orange trees . |
| 8 | A number of activities have to be organised by the following morning so that the TA NCOs from all three detachments can be trained and tested in a variety of skills , from working on a range and map reading to first aid and driving . |
| 9 | While many of the older farm workers nostalgically regret the passing of horses , none regrets the way in which mechanization has removed much of the physical effort and routine drudgery that used to be involved in working on a farm . |
| 10 | Primary prevention would prevent the emergence of a problem , secondary prevention would refer to working on a problem in its early stages and tertiary prevention would limit the damaging effects of a problem already established ( p. 9 ) . |
| 11 | Once we get to working on a piece , it becomes very personal . |
| 12 | This usually means they have slow speed and concomitantly long exposure times , so it is necessary to ensure that the microscope is free from vibration , best done by working on a stone or concrete optical bench . |
| 13 | They started by working on a property while they were carrying on other employment , and then turning that property into hotel accommodation . |
| 14 | I do n't believe this — except in the trivial sense that trainee medicos soon conquer anxieties such as waterworks phobia , caused by working on a ward full of ailing kidneys , bladders and prostrates . |