Example sentences of "i work [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ You 're asking me to work round the police department here . ’
2 During the war I worked for the women 's voluntary service and shortly afterwards I went abroad for a few years , returning in the late 1940s , divorced with three children .
3 When I got a bit older I worked with the horses in the fields , particularly at haytiming .
4 I worked with the Sweepers .
5 You see , usually I worked on the accounts and managed the estate .
6 I worked in the communities that experienced the most painful impact of the first of the Government 's recessions in the 1980s .
7 Most of the time I worked in the bunkers , trying to keep the stoker supplied with enough coal to fire the furnaces ; he would rattle his shovel in the hatch if I fell behind .
8 ‘ As I work with the prints all day I would get so bored if I wore them as well , ’ she once told an American interviewer , who expressed surprise to find her in such plain clothes .
9 I do n't give a monkey 's shit , I work for the cops .
10 If I work through the holidays as well as the terms , and get another mortgage , perhaps I can manage those fees .
11 I work in the forces ’ canteen .
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