Example sentences of "do some [prep] the work " in BNC.

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1 I said yes , but filling all my early evenings with this would prove rather inconvenient on those occasions when I wanted to go out , so we agreed a system whereby I would do some of the work first thing in the morning and the rest of it just after I closed down the switchboard .
2 Can I come and do some of the work there .
3 Informix says it 'll do some of the work itself , but will go to partners and other developers for the body of it .
4 I just told her that it might be interesting for me to get to know something of France , after all I was still young for University Entrance and could probably arrange to do some of the work here .
5 In effect , we are doing some of the work unpaid , with a view to getting more of the benefits when the product sells . ’
6 Billie Rudyard , who is co-ordinating the course , explained : ‘ The women will be able to get ‘ hands on ’ experience during the course , by doing some of the work at the new centre . ’
7 Perhaps he did some of the work on them , but I do n't believe he did everything sold under his name . ’
8 Wood ( 1962 : 107-8 ) says almost the same thing : to can be omitted after help " only when the " helper " does some of the work , or shares in the activity jointly with the person that is helped " .
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