Example sentences of "[adj] work at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even in death he is willing to work at the vine ( the biblical symbol of the Chosen People ) , suggesting in ‘ Credo ’ that the work , however unlikely it appears , is going on ; ‘ the holy promised land ’ is being peopled : ‘ the feet of fierce or humble priests trample out the green ’ ; he among them , despite putative evidence to the contrary . |
| 2 | It was clear to the classical writers that there were tens of thousands of workers who were unemployed and who were prepared to work at the going ( real or money ) wage rate . |
| 3 | You both need to do this to work at the principle of conciliation . |
| 4 | Are you sure this works at the moment . |
| 5 | ‘ No , you 're not , you 're exhausted , and you are n't fit to work at the moment . |
| 6 | On race day , after all-night working at the factory , a solitary car turned up and the stewards gave special permission for driver Raymond Sommer to do three exploratory laps . |
| 7 | The authors put the materials together while they were all working at the University of Strathclyde , primarily on the Programme in Literary Linguistics . |
| 8 | But it was n't all work at the smithy . |
| 9 | also , I was able to work at the painting knowing I could obliterate any unwanted areas ; this gave me the freedom I needed . |
| 10 | He also imported cameramen , make-up staff and editors from Europe and America , so that those working at the studio could learn the more advanced techniques . |
| 11 | , Norwegian fisherman are so worried about pollution from Dounreay nuclear power station that they have suggested that their government unite with those of Iceland and the Faroes in the creation of new jobs for those working at the plant , should their campaign to have it shut down prove successful . |
| 12 | ‘ It would have been much better if I could have been happy working at the forge . |
| 13 | Vauxhall 's director of manufacturing , John Barber , said yesterday that short-time working at the company 's Luton and Ellesmere Port plants would have to continue . |
| 14 | He had a young man in his twenties working at the company . |
| 15 | The Forge Cottages , which are still in use , housed 134 persons of whom 54 worked at the mine . |
| 16 | Union officials at the plant have been called to a conference in Nottingham , but management say most work at the plant is already funded from abroad . |