Example sentences of "work [adv prt] the [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( God , or the Deity , existed because somebody had had to work out the mathematics in the first place . ) |
| 2 | Knotting on the matching pareo , she made a mental note to telephone them as soon as she collected her wits enough to work out the time in the UK . |
| 3 | Say six ohms on each of these in parallel and two ohms there and that 's say a twelve volt battery erm could you work out the current in that resistor ? |
| 4 | ‘ No doubt Quinn will work out the details in conjunction with our people . ’ |
| 5 | Here is another equation , We wish to find what number I stands for , unc We have now " solved the equation " for You may well be thinking that all this working out is not needed since you can work out the answer in your head Very soon though you will be given problems too difficult to work out in your head , At that time you will have to use the method you re practising now , |
| 6 | After the first length is fitted , work along the gutter in the same way until you come to within 2m of the corner of the house . |
| 7 | A century ago there were children working down the mines in Britain . |
| 8 | work out the exercises in it , erm maybe get a little bit stuck , sort it out yourself , and then think , Oh yeah |
| 9 | The potential deficit on the poll tax collection fund er because of these people not registering is well over million pounds and that by spending the hundred thousand proposed here , would actually bring it down to seven hundred and thirty five thousand pounds and that 's where the conjuring trick is er this er amendment because of course , if you work out the increase in the balances that you are proposing to take in this amendment , it works out exactly to seven hundred and thirty five thousand pounds , well it does on my calculations Mr Mayor . |
| 10 | first thing is work out the current in the whole circuit . |
| 11 | Martin always starts by working out the elements in detailed pencil drawings which become works in their own rights , before lightly sketching in the compositions for his paintings |
| 12 | Ernest Long summarised the change snappily in his note to the Authority 's accountant when they were working out the implications in 1954 : ‘ instead of being messed about by the long-haired boys at the Treasury we are now dealt with by the Finance boys — and we much prefer it that way ’ . |
| 13 | The geneticist 's language is no more nor less metaphorical when he calls the gene selfish than when he depicts it as though itself working out the solutions in games theory by which he is explaining its survival . |
| 14 | Dawn can be hectic during lambing ; the warmth of the day helps the new-born lamb survive its first few hours and staff work round the clock in case something goes wrong . |