Example sentences of "and work [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Significantly , it was also agreed that the two leaders would jointly tour the violence-affected areas , and that structures would be set up to convey the strategy to the grass-roots level , and to work towards the rehabilitation of the stricken communities . |
| 2 | They rode together , hawked together , played chess together , and to work off the convalescent 's stiffness as his wounds healed , essayed a little mild sword-play together . |
| 3 | The new president in office at the EC Social Affairs Council , Tristan Garel-Jones , told the European Parliament in July that he was ready to place a great deal of importance on social problems and to work for the improvement of social conditions for all European citizens . |
| 4 | The TTF undertook to encourage both members and non-members to be aware of where supplies came from , to ensure that timber was bought from suppliers that were committed to " sustainable " resources wherever possible , and to work for the implementation of forest management schemes . |
| 5 | If a mistake is made , it is best policy to admit it quickly and to work with the client and one 's colleagues to resolve it as soon as possible . |
| 6 | Because they believed — and we had better believe it also — that if they could make individuals conscious only of the need for personal gratification , they would have neither desire nor energy to combine and work for the downfall of the enemy . |
| 7 | So it seemed a fairly straightforward move to go and work for the family firm . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm going to come and work at the school , ’ said Maisie . |
| 9 | I wonder why he did n't go and work at the bank ? ’ |
| 10 | Whatever the justification there may have been in the past , when a high degree of ability may have been necessary to acquire and work at the trade , that reason has forever passed away if it ever was more than a trade gild superstition . |
| 11 | Like the Swiss , they combine a strong sense of national identity with a cheerful willingness to live and work outside the homeland . |
| 12 | We will live and work from the YWAM base in Secunderdad , which is just outside Hyderabad . |
| 13 | We ourselves are to some extent part of this problem , but we do at least live and work in the village full time . |
| 14 | But he still has to go back and work in the afternoon . |
| 15 | Scott 's reply last month did not reassure : ‘ The highest priority for independent living must be given to that group of people for whom the usual pattern is to live and work in the community . |
| 16 | And Gill gave her job to go and work in the shop and he would n't let her go and work in it . |
| 17 | Improving the morale of the area and finding out how best , in areas of marginal economics , to encourage young people to remain and work in the area after completing their education . |
| 18 | UDCs are primarily intended to secure the regeneration of their designated areas by bringing land and buildings into effective use ; by encouraging the development of existing and new industry and commerce ; by creating an attractive environment ; and by ensuring that housing and social facilities are available to encourage people to live and work in the area . |
| 19 | With their statutory origins in the 1980 Local Government Planning and Land Act , UDCs are designed to bring land and buildings into effective use , encourage the development of new and existing commerce , create an attractive environment and ensure that housing and social facilities are available to encourage people to live and work in the area . |
| 20 | In the last forty years of the nineteenth century three generations of artists chose to live and work in the area , including Daumier , Daubigny , Corot , Renoir , Cézanne , Berthe Morisot and Pissarro , not to mention Van Gogh , who died at Auvers-sur-Oise in 1890 . |
| 21 | These measures would help to open up the UDC area , and encourage more people to live and work in the area . |
| 22 | A bustling market , dark , smokey houses and a busy wharf have all been re-created in accurate detail so that you can experience in sight , sound and smell exactly what it was like to live and work in the Viking city of Jorvik . |
| 23 | Editor , — The BMJ is to be congratulated on highlighting the difficulty doctors have when they seek to train and work in the hospital service on a less than full time basis — a reasonable aspiration when you realise that the average working week for people other than doctors is 37.5 hours yet for doctors half time can be in excess of 40 hours . |
| 24 | The stitching around the tongue and other points which are vulnerable to water entry should , however , have wax applied and worked into the stitching . |
| 25 | After applying a dark brown eyeliner , Yanina used a pinkish shade from an eyeshadow compact of red-browns by Prescriptives , and worked along the eyelid and socket , up to the brow line , and then blended the highlighter along the brow line . |
| 26 | Both had escaped to the United Kingdom in June 1940 and worked with the government in exile while regrouping the defeated Norwegian army . |
| 27 | Although reluctant , Davis accepted the appointment and worked for the inspectorate from 1878 to 1884 . |
| 28 | Ursula Oxley read from the memoirs of Henry Hunt who was born Wiltshire , was elected to parliament , and worked for the repeal of the corn laws . |
| 29 | Julian Hayman was the same age as Quinn and they had known each other when Quinn lived in London and worked for the underwriting firm specializing in protection and hostage release . |
| 30 | He had been one of oil giant Ultramar 's youngest directors and worked for the firm for more than 20 years . |