Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun sg] do [adv] work " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wanted him to keep it going in case football did n't work out . |
| 2 | The hook type do not work in the soft silt of most coarse fish waters . |
| 3 | ‘ The elevators in the main auditorium for scene changing do n't work well and they have to work well . |
| 4 | The adjustment mechanism did not work very effectively in such circumstances , as the history of the operation of the gold standard in the period after the First World War indicates . |
| 5 | Of course , it 's a tragedy when the testing system does n't work . |
| 6 | The implementation of the European Community 's 1992 programme depends very heavily on the enactment of new law , not just at Community level , but also — because most Community law does not work directly , but relies on national implementing measures — at national level . |
| 7 | ‘ This denial stuff does n't work , ’ he says . |
| 8 | Similarly , the relativist stance does not work unless it makes an exception of itself which denies its own principle . |
| 9 | The Samsung monitor and video card do n't work brilliantly together ; nevertheless the screen is good . |
| 10 | It is no good telling me that the price mechanism does not work any more . |
| 11 | The welfare state does n't work any more . |
| 12 | The kitchen radiator does n't work and the Calorgas fire had n't warmed the place up yet . |
| 13 | The crystal ball did n't work … . ’ |
| 14 | I 'll trade last night 's mis-fortune for the the run of the ball in the next 3 or 4 games : - ) Although of course life does not work that way 8–| Kev . |
| 15 | If the sex education does n't work . |
| 16 | Getting into the flat the er hydraulic door opener did n't work so you erm , you knocked the door down with a sledgehammer . |
| 17 | P S told the jury not three quarters of an hour ago that the automatic door opener did n't work , it was taken off re-fitted and the automatic door opener was used to open the door . |
| 18 | ‘ Do n't ever let anyone say that letter writing does not work . |
| 19 | Employment training does n't work . |
| 20 | To add to his misery , the television set in his hotel room did not work and he spent thousands of dollars on transatlantic telephone calls . |
| 21 | ‘ Anyway , if the TV career does n't work out , he 's still my dog , and I think he 's great . ’ |
| 22 | But the energy business does not work that way . |
| 23 | If a radiator starts leaking and a leak sealer does not work you will have no choice but to replace the radiator . |