Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] working [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He also quit cocaine , busying himself by working in the prison library .
2 So parents actually welcomed the possibility of a large family : an extra pair of hands could soon pay for itself by working in the fields as well as ensuring security for the parents ' old age .
3 And in many ways I do n't think it 's important , and I , I think that in the majority of our children with those kinds of difficulties you find the two in association , and you ca n't work on one without working on the other .
4 Financially Changez was supported by Jamila , who paid for everything by working in the shop in the evenings .
5 What about working in the power station , did you have any Did you get ear muffs for the noise .
6 Because I suppose I must have appeared a bit untrustworthy , thought Caspar , what with working for the Gruagach and everything .
7 Faced with this situation , but without any brief to involve themselves in working with the teacher to modify aspects of the curriculum for the class as a whole , nor indeed with any time in which to do it , support teachers are powerless to take action to improve the effectiveness of their work .
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