Example sentences of "[vb past] to work [prep] the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the churning mass swelled within him his resilient Goblin digestive system got to work on the over-abundance of raw material . |
| 2 | The congress also agreed to work towards the establishment of a free market economy , with guarantees protecting private property and foreign investments . |
| 3 | Once back in her office , she tried to work on the promotion of Hindley Foster 's book , but found she was unable to concentrate . |
| 4 | Grandfather James Hauxwell met Grandmother Elizabeth , who was a Bayles , when he came to work on the building of the reservoir , just below Low Birk Hatt . |
| 5 | From the early 1940s , the Irish government began to work towards the introduction of a comprehensive health service for mothers and children in line with other legislative developments in Western countries . |
| 6 | She cut out her morning bathe , cut down her luncheon to minutes , stuck to work till the end of the afternoon ( Concentrate , Do n't stop : if Michel can do his kind of reading in an open car in the street … ) . |
| 7 | She gently rocked the chair to and fro as she started to work on the head of a unicorn in white embroidery cotton . |
| 8 | At an early stage the archbishop and ten of his suffragans had signed a declaration that they intended no prejudice to the king by their support for the reforms , and the Ordainers themselves swore to work for the benefit of church , king and people . |
| 9 | Last month , Iran 's new leader , President Hashemi Rafsanjani , offered to work for the release of the American hostages held by Islamic extremists in Lebanon along with 10 other foreigners . |
| 10 | The Land Commission had to work within the framework of the planning system . |
| 11 | Spontaneity was given organised form on 11 October when antislavery delegates from Bath , Bristol , Exeter , Gloucester , Taunton , Devizes and Westbury met at Bath and resolved to work for the end of apprenticeship by August 1838 . |
| 12 | During this time he continued to work on the design of docks and harbours in the Isle of Man , the river Mersey , and Cardiff , as well as many of the Trinity House lighthouses . |
| 13 | He was educated at Ochiltree and Coylton village schools until , at 12 , he left to work on the pithead of Trabboch colliery . |