Example sentences of "work [prep] some [noun] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 If you are new to making pressed flower pictures it could be easier to work with some pastels and then experiment with brighter colours once you feel more confident about your design skills .
2 The Alpha 's ability to delete a whole effect from a patch ( or add another ) is a godsend , and I found it useful to dispense with the equaliser , which worked for some sounds but definitely not for others .
3 Then followed the 4500 , the first ribbing attachment — which worked on some days and not on others ( on the latter I would give up and stop knitting for the day ! ) .
4 Kevin 's twin worked in some factory or mill in North Hilderbridge where he did the maximum overtime .
5 While 42 ( 69 per cent ) interviewees had worked at some time or other , the overwhelming majority ( 89 per cent ) were unemployed at the time of interview .
6 Some would say that there is nothing remarkable or wrong in working for some group and being paid to answer some question that the group regards as important .
7 With the coming of steam power and mechanisation by the 1840s , machines were working in some mills and life was very different .
8 This philosophy obviously works in some cases when it is an established function like an accountant .
9 Well he 's , he works in some factory and the partner he does , he does erm chimney sweeping with the old .
10 I am either out at the moment or busy working on some scripts and do n't want to talk right now .
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