Example sentences of "does [adv] work " in BNC.
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| 1 | The force of a runner 's foot deflects the pavement very little in running , and therefore does little work ( in the Newtonian sense ) on his environment . |
| 2 | In The Possessed nobody does any work except Mrs Virginsky . |
| 3 | While it 's true that nobody does any work in The Possessed except delivering babies , and true also that Stepan Verkhovensky flowers into a veritable presiding genius of sloth in the guise of footling bustle , nevertheless the reader 's heart is not with Mrs Stavrogin , Stepan 's patroness , when she hisses at him on his deathbed ‘ you futile , futile , ignoble , chickenhearted , always , always futile man ’ . |
| 4 | And also , of course , we 've so worded the er , amendment to rule to ensure that anybody who does any work in the sector in the eighteen months before the election period , even of a temporary nature , will be eligible to stand as a member of the section committee . |
| 5 | Do n't know when she does any work , do you ? |
| 6 | This tactic does sometimes work , but it 's quite risky for Orcs because it ties up a lot of character points which you could well use elsewhere . |
| 7 | This civil litigation can and does sometimes work in direct conflict with the best interests of air safety . |
| 8 | The fact that one Health Authority felt unable to fund this operation and yet another Health Authority felt able to provide the necessary monies does call into question whether the Patients ' Charter does actually work . |