Example sentences of "[noun sg] worked [prep] the [noun] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The psychologist worked on the assumption that Dawn should prepare herself for a life of dependency on others , so he did not try to motivate her towards self-sufficiency . |
| 2 | Parallel investigations into cellular pathology worked with the notion that disease had its origins at the level of the cell . |
| 3 | Disco in its most grandiose form worked on the principle that a heartbeat rhythm , combined with soupy strings and a chain of Afro-Cuban drum breakdowns , could pop out the tightest emotional and sexual blocks . |
| 4 | The fund worked on the basis that the calls were ‘ stolen ’ . |
| 5 | Jezrael 's fingers crisped into the grit beneath her ; even her face worked with the adrenalin that surged up , so much did she want to shove him away and make him save himself . |