Example sentences of "[modal v] work [adv prt] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Nor would he accept that he should work out the sum due by looking at the cost of providing a type of car which Mr Shove ‘ might reasonably be expected to acquire in his present circumstances ’ .
2 " We might work out a formula — if the next few days go well , that is .
3 ‘ Then I 'll work out a route for getting us back behind our own lines . ’
4 The factories will will man well between us we 'll work out the manning .
5 Right I 'll work out the current I 'll work out the resistance
6 Right I 'll work out the current I 'll work out the resistance
7 then I 'll work out the current through in through each of this here .
8 It was such a simple thing , to go against the consensus reality , but so few human beings could work up the willpower .
9 That was exactly what Emily had felt each week asking for her housekeeping ; now she could work out a budget to suit herself .
10 So from that point to that point , you could work out the gradient .
11 The French stance emerged after the EC 's chief trade negotiator affirmed his belief that Europe and the US could work out the dispute over farm subsidies and avert full-scale trade war .
12 He could work out the house-style ; take legal responsibility for libel ; make sure nothing went in the paper which was against the editorial Charter when the Founders were not looking ; and he could put ‘ scoops ’ in the paper should the reporters come across some .
13 Duly , when the Conservatives were returned in 1970 , Ted Heath asked me to lead a delegation to see whether we could work out an agreement .
14 We used to work down a row of bricks or tiles .
15 They 've always been a precarious , yeah , I mean me dad used to work down the shipyard and you know you 'd live in fear for when they would close the yards down
16 Next we shall work out the force upon a small current loop due to another current loop in the geometry of Fig. 3.17 .
17 It was agreed that a joint group of experts or deputy foreign ministers from Czechoslovakia , Hungary and Poland would prepare a joint stand at the next Helsinki conference in 1991 , while another group would work out a plan of action for " entering Europe " .
18 He had known that Sidacai would work out the nature of the venture before he had to be told .
19 Rival candidates will work up a lather over racial tensions , law and order , and the latest agenda of the gay-rights movement for the city 's schools .
20 The doctor will work out the date when your baby is due .
21 Then we will work out the charge for the time you have been covered by your insurance ( using our short period rates ) to the date we receive your certificate and refund any amount we owe you .
22 Then we will work out the charge for the time you have been covered by your insurance ( using our short period rates ) to the date we receive your certificate and refund any amount we owe you .
23 Then we will work out the charge for the time you have been covered by your insurance ( using our short period rates ) to the date we receive your certificate and refund any amount we owe you .
24 Then we will work out the charge for the time you have been covered by your insurance ( using our short period rates ) to the date we receive your certificate and refund any amount we owe you .
25 If you forget to do this , the program will work out the stitch and row chart from its own default tension , which is unlikely to be the correct one for your garment !
26 He can work up the ocean to scuds of foam when he 's cross .
27 It is often possible , then , to understand and so overcome spelling errors , once you understand why you are making an error and can work out a way of reminding yourself of the correct form .
28 however , if this happens to your windows , it 's still not too late to rectify matters — sanding will restore their former glory , then you can work out a treatment programme to keep them looking good .
29 We ride a long way and in late afternoon ( sun time rather than clock time , which has long ceased to be important to us ) we stop for coffee so that Odd-Knut can work out a route .
30 ‘ It 's worth a try , ’ he agreed , ‘ and if we can appeal to Sugden 's better nature we can work out a compromise . ’
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