Example sentences of "[noun] work [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was to go into effect at noon on Friday , giving the commanders a chance to disengage their forces and the political leaders 48 hours to work on a settlement . |
| 2 | Most word processing programs , such as WORDWISE VIEW , APPLEWRITER and EDWORD allow the user to work from a menu . |
| 3 | The Taipei job was only unusual in that it would be a new experience to work in a country where English was not the official language , but the presence of a large population of Westerners , the bulk of them American , ensured high listenership figures even with the competition provided by the existence of other English-language stations . |
| 4 | This coincided with our decision to work on a book together , so we began compiling what was to become The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes . |
| 5 | The priest , highly regarded in educational circles , was transferred from his school position by church authorities to work as a curate in a country parish over the summer . |
| 6 | When all this was going on I left my job as a bank clerk to work as a messenger . |
| 7 | A MAN accused of forcing his 15-year-old girlfriend to work as a prostitute claimed he was trying to stop her soliciting , a jury heard yesterday . |
| 8 | When it dawned on her that she would have to earn her own living , she made up her mind to work for a diploma and then teach , and do some book-illustrating while she cast about for her real métier . |
| 9 | A lot of the members told me I was very good — I could pull clubs well and read greens — and I should try going to the Bing Crosby to work for a pro in the tournament . |
| 10 | Ten years later , George had become a woollen cloth dresser but Smith ( as he was normally known ) walked 3 miles each day to Samuel Fox 's new steelworks at Stocksbridge to work as a steel temperer . |
| 11 | I did n't suggest coming on this heap of a boat to work like a house-servant , is n't that right , Robbie ? ’ |
| 12 | Picasso worked from a photograph he had taken of his friend and dealer who recorded that Picasso nevertheless demanded some twenty sittings . |
| 13 | She knew that Sue worked as a nurse four nights a week , going on duty some time after the children had gone to bed in the evening , and returning at seven in the morning . |
| 14 | She and Earl Spencer worked on a book for the Greater London Council called What is Our Heritage ? and soon found they had much in common . |
| 15 | Born in Brno , Czechoslovakia , in 1929 , Kundera worked as a labourer and a jazz musician before turning to writing . |
| 16 | Richard worked as a panel beater at a garage in Frampton on Severn . |
| 17 | Richard worked as a panel beater . |
| 18 | It is already known that Strauss worked to a system of keys associated with particular characters and situations , but Professor Gilliam identifies his primary concern in Elektra as ‘ establishing a sense of motivic continuity in the orchestral line ’ , thus lending extra point to Strauss 's description of Salome as ‘ a symphony in the medium of drama ’ . |
| 19 | In 1323–5 Ramsey worked as a mason at St Stephen 's chapel in Westminster Palace , but seems to have been identical with the Master William de Ramesseye in charge of works at Norwich Cathedral in 1326–31 . |
| 20 | Following nine years service in the RAF , Ken worked for a number of companies , before joining Haven Automation in 1979 as an instrument engineer . |
| 21 | After that came a stint in the ambulance service , while Jean worked for a catering business . |
| 22 | you see We was working together and you know a a few benches from each other and of course as I told you the the lads worked with a man . |
| 23 | The employee worked under a contract for a fixed , specified period from the start of the autumn term to the last day of the summer term . |
| 24 | ‘ If a company is serious about stress then it has to address the issues raised , ’ commented , a chartered clinical psychologist working as a consultant with KPMG Peat Marwick , especially if it emerges that certain internal working practices and management are the major factors in staff stress levels . |
| 25 | When water is in short supply , the trunk works with a forefoot to dig a hole in a dried-out river bed until moisture is found . |
| 26 | Prince has been elevated by success to a level beyond that of a musician working for a living . |
| 27 | Curriculum Development and Assessment : Covers work in a number of curriculum areas , notably Science , European Studies , Citizenship , English , the Primary Curriculum . |
| 28 | The last point is demonstrated by the fact that according to Johnson 's definition neither a lawyer working for a company nor a lawyer working for a neighbourhood centre would be a professional . |
| 29 | The last point is demonstrated by the fact that according to Johnson 's definition neither a lawyer working for a company nor a lawyer working for a neighbourhood centre would be a professional . |
| 30 | The purpose-built craft complex houses fourteen workshops where craftsmen work on a variety of fine crafts . |