Example sentences of "[vb -s] work [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If she wants to work for the organization I 'm sure we 'll find something suitable for her . " |
| 2 | It also wants to work with the WHR '64 Company and Gwynedd County Council , to achieve these aims . |
| 3 | According to Donal Sheehan , ‘ anyone who wants to work in the film industry would probably avoid making a lesbian or gay film because of the risk of being stereotyped . |
| 4 | It has to work through the agency of its possessors , and especially by picking out the weak points of their characters — possessiveness in Bilbo , fear in Frodo , patriotism in Boromir , pity in Gandalf . |
| 5 | The Medical Research Council 's Common Cold Research Unit showed that it is not the person who gets caught in the rain or sits in a draught who is likely to develop a cold but the one who has to work in the air-conditioned , centrally-heated , artificially-lit atmosphere found in many modern office blocks . |
| 6 | A TYNESIDE man who has worked for the Ministry of Defence for nearly 30 years will be awarded a medal on Thursday . |
| 7 | Nigel Gibbon has worked for the Government Legal Service in the Customs and Excise Department for three and a half years . |
| 8 | The indoor championship was the latest in a string of honours for the 28-year-old who has worked for the UK Courtaulds company for seven years . |
| 9 | The inspector , 44 , who has worked for the Princess for eight years , is currently on sick leave . |
| 10 | Mr Jones , from York Road , Colwyn Bay , has worked for the gas authority in Wales for 32 years . |
| 11 | Dr Berry will be succeeded as BNFL Director of Health and Safety by his deputy , Mr David Coulston , who has worked for the company on related matters for more than 20 years . |
| 12 | , has worked for the company for 26 years as order clerk . |
| 13 | The award was collected on behalf of the company by Chris Elsmore , who created the design at the studios in Elderslie , Chris has worked for the company for four years and was trained in embroidery at Loughborough College of Art and Design . |
| 14 | Mr Sellar , 26 , was previously service engineer at the company and has worked for the company since it was set up . |
| 15 | Mr Garry Sewell , aged 40 , has worked for the CEGB in Lincoln and Mr Andy Foote , aged 38 , was a project engineer for the NHS in the South-East . |
| 16 | A PENSIONER who has worked for the community for many years has had his efforts officially recognised . |
| 17 | Elizabeth has worked for the Association of Metropolitan Authorities and between 1980 and 1983 for the London Borough of Haringey where she was responsible for the special education service and secondary school amalgamations . |
| 18 | ‘ Since Patsy 's murder there has been a sea change in attitude towards us by the military , ’ said Alec , a 45-year-old Catholic who has worked for the MoD since before the Troubles . |
| 19 | Mr Ward , of St John 's Road , Hipswell , Catterick Garrison , has worked for the MoD for 29 years . |
| 20 | Robert , who has worked for the Group for 34 years , will leave at the end of March . |
| 21 | Miss Wilson , who has worked for the auctioneers for 25 years , suspected it was worth more than its modest £1,200 estimate . |
| 22 | But it only sells its products in the UK because , Kazandjian says , each year it has worked to the limits of its capacity , and so ‘ never managed to expand ’ . |
| 23 | In practice this aura of professionalism has worked to the exclusion of the many who have no such education and training . |
| 24 | Marion , who has worked at the Tour for the past two years and recently took over as Membership Secretary , says : ‘ We are pleased that so many girls want to join our Tour , but we are also anxious to ensure that they have thought through all the consequences and they are sure that they want to be a professional . |
| 25 | Tony Williams , whose family has worked at the craft for around 110 years in the Truro area , finds thatch is likely to be more secure than other types of roofing . |
| 26 | But Mr Evans , 57 , of Bryn , near Wigan , who has worked at the course since 1989 , was defended by the Aintree executive . |
| 27 | Dr Jopek , forty-one , completed his doctorate on German fifteenth-century alabasters in 1984 , and has worked at the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg and for the episcopal administration and Amt für Denkmalpflege ( protection of monuments ) in Trier . |
| 28 | Andrew has worked at the factory for six years and is employed as a yarn storeman . |
| 29 | She has been a civil servant for over 30 years and has worked at the town 's county court for 24 years . |
| 30 | He has worked as the men 's room assistant for three years . |