Example sentences of "he worked the " in BNC.
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1 | Savagely , as he passed , he worked the handle of the engine room telegraph . |
2 | ‘ This was exactly what Martinez had planned , and the rumour was that he worked the whole scheme out with Derek Jefferson . |
3 | Smoothly , he worked the action of the Winchester , and swung it up towards the centre of the windscreen . |
4 | He worked the slide as quietly as he could , chambering a round , then he moved back out into the sitting room towards the door . |
5 | He worked the snaffle between the p'tar 's huge yellow teeth , then hauled to bring the animal out of the stall . |
6 | I saw him grinning ferally as he worked the gun with both hands , spent cartridges flying into the air . |
7 | He worked the pump action frantically to eject the spent cartridge and reload . |
8 | Grimly he worked the pump action to eject the load , closing his mind to the thought of the wall and ceiling smeared with his brain matter , when he put the muzzle in his mouth and pulled the trigger . |
9 | In his eagerness to escape the encroaching flames , he worked the action and fired three times in rapid succession . |
10 | Well he worked the slates from outside you know . |
11 | He worked the rudder pedals to show them . |
12 | Waterman was a Mecca DJ for 16 years — he worked the Leeds Locarno with Jimmy Save in 1965 — and The Hitman And Her is broadcast from a variety of Mecca venues such as Mr Smith 's in Warrington and Sheffield , the Blackpool Palace , the Ritzy in Nottingham and the Leeds Locarno with a band doing a PA , a few videos and a lot of dancing . |
13 | He worked the blade into the slot and waggled it about . |