Example sentences of "[verb] work [adv prt] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They might prefer to work out a general letter and simply insert the details such as where they saw the job advertised and the name given to the vacancy advertised . |
| 2 | I got to work up a good sweat . |
| 3 | The Economy Ministers of Argentina , Brazil , Paraguay and Uruguay met on July 20 in the Uruguayan capital , Montevideo , and agreed to work out a joint set of rules to combat the dumping and sale of subsidised goods by non-members of their prospective common market agreed under the Mercosur Treaty of March 1991 [ see p. 38096 ] . |
| 4 | As well as observing the score 's incredible organization of its thematic riches — ‘ I tried to work out a little table of leitmotifs and I got past 70 , which is amazing in an opera ’ — Maazel discovered in rehearsal just how well thought out Puccini 's orchestration actually is . |
| 5 | To see this is to recognize the stylistic value of Golding 's choice : that his version of the event is of movements perceived in space and time , from which the reader has to work out a normal understanding of what is happening . |
| 6 | It was heavy to get on board singlehanded , but I 'd worked out a good method of lifting it with a spare halliard fitted with a simple purchase . |
| 7 | The best place for Jed during all of this , she 'd decided , would be with his minder ; she 'd worked out a special weekend rate with Mrs Neary some time ago and had been working on her conscience ever since . |
| 8 | Plateless bolt-on necks are the order of the day , and the Koreans have had to work out a strange method of extending the neck an extra step past the end of the fingerboard to try to keep the Rickenbacker look ( you might be able to spot this feature on the black one , between the neck and middle pickups ) . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've got to work out a new course . ’ |
| 10 | I started working out a lingering death for Basil . |
| 11 | The latter suggestion was indeed taken up and the Area Board chairmen met monthly with Citrine , Self and Hacking to work out a common policy . |
| 12 | The Alliance , like Mr Kohl , favours making use of Article 23 of the West German constitution , which would allow East Germany to join the Federal Republic quickly ; the Social Democrats , whose support will be needed , favour Article 146 , which could mean working out a new all-German constitution first . |
| 13 | Neighbourhood care today means working out a constructive relationship between the state , locally and nationally , and neighbourhoodism , the politicised voice of local attachment . |
| 14 | Barker grew very quickly , and had to work off a tremendous amount of energy every day , and since Danny was much too young to take him out for walks , this duty fell upon Connor . |
| 15 | We had to work out a short monologue in the voice of a character , and then afterwards we sat around and were asked who would volunteer to stand up and read their piece . |
| 16 | On the other hand we do quite frequently mutter to ourselves as we try to deduce something logically — or even if we do n't make a sound we often use words in our head when trying to work out a complex problem . |
| 17 | Usually the two pilots who are on night duty sleep in the ambulance but the driver and medical orderly who also sleep in it had worked up a terrific ‘ fug ’ — ‘ Imshi ’ Mason and I felt we could not cope with the smell of unwashed feet , etc. , so we dragged the two stretchers out . ’ |
| 18 | Chantler noted , however , in 1952 , that ‘ the current investment review has been even more fantastic than its predecessors if that were possible ’ , and it was not until 1953 that the Treasury had worked out a new system of investment control . |
| 19 | He had worked out a basic form for this and photocopied it , leaving blanks to type in the appropriate names . |
| 20 | At the Penta the porters had worked out a neat scam with the airline crews who regularly booked into the hotel . |
| 21 | USL and Novell now have to work out a definitive merger agreement which includes defining exactly how free-standing and independent a subsidiary USL will be in the future . |
| 22 | Borough council treasurer Bob Patterson told members that the bid will cost an initial £75,000 for document preparation and a further £200,000 will be required to work out a five-year plan , involving several full time officers . |
| 23 | At first the language helper repeats each phrase for you as it is played back and you write it down , but your aim should be that when you have worked out a phonemic script for the language you teach the language helper to transcribe texts for you . |