Example sentences of "[pers pn] works [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My ole man got upset an' 'e told me ter get rid o' the bloody fing before 'e got 'ome from work ternight. 'E works on the trams , yer see , ’ the woman explained . |
| 2 | We may , for example , think to ourselves that it would be very useful to ask a housewife if she works outside the house at all , and this sounds easy enough in our heads . |
| 3 | In London , for example , she works with the Church of England 's radio studio and in Litchfield , courses are often run with the help of an Anglican training officer at a local radio outside broadcasting studio . |
| 4 | Though she works for the SSD , she is unusually placed in the health authority 's child health department . |
| 5 | and anyway she said that whoever the girl is , she works at the school in the day and she works at the erm |
| 6 | She works at the Ulster Architectural Heritage Society at |
| 7 | We can imagine the dilemma that an individual might face if , for example , she works in the personnel department of an organisation and has to give redundancy notices to members of the same trade union . |
| 8 | From one of olympic fame to another who works in a typing ool. hazel cooke from Gloucester has been given the British empire medal — for her efforts in one of those very few recession beating jobs — she works in the insolvency section of the department of Trade and Industry . |
| 9 | when we down to London last week , we went in to see a friend of ours , she works in the sandwich bar |
| 10 | She works in the bookshop from time to time cos she 's only got the two has n't she , Robin and Stephan . |
| 11 | She works in the shop from 9 am until 5 pm , but as she awaits the infrequent customers she is not idle ; she cuts her cloth and does all her hand sewing . |
| 12 | She works in the bakery . |
| 13 | Qua researcher , the academic may inhabit world III ; but qua teacher , he or she works in the realm of world II . |
| 14 | Our present mayoress of Lewes , Mavis Askew , who 's done a sterling work as secretary of this new association , and that 's a very worthwhile project , and I believe she works in the library here . |
| 15 | She works alongside the class teacher , helping pupils who do n't speak English as their first language . |
| 16 | The agency has corporate personality and it works under the supervision of parliament . |
| 17 | It 's a very funny joke , but it works at the expense of treating her like a child , which is not at all what the novel usually intends . |
| 18 | Do n't worry about how it works at the moment just concentrate on the mechanics of getting it running . |
| 19 | Sexism in language is one manifestation of the system , and it works to the disadvantage of women , not men . |
| 20 | So in general terms , I agree with you , and that 's the way it works with the exceptions I mentioned . |
| 21 | But it does n't wor do it does n't So it works on the H P but not on the Sun is that right ? |
| 22 | It works on the principle that the pursuer will not be able to change direction as efficiently as the prey . |
| 23 | It works on the assumption that each side is willing to move from its starting point during the negotiations . |
| 24 | It works on the basis of a magnetic coil , which generates a high frequency radio signal , converting mercury gas inside the bulb into a " plasma " , emitting ultra-violet light which strikes the bulb 's phosphorous coating and makes it glow . |
| 25 | Normally there 's load down stairs but obviously it 's it works on the basis erm |
| 26 | And so the A N C has to make sure that while it works for the aspirations of its people it must also protect the country and I 'm afraid in this context it means it has through negotiations and other means also conceded made concessions in order to save the situation and the only organization that is now working for the national interest even losing its own supporters in the country is basically the A N C and it 's quite a remarkable thing to see that leaders are prepared to l lose political support because they have to make sure that the country does n't . |
| 27 | Maybe it works in the case of God ; I 've always been so afraid it would n't that I 've never tried it . |
| 28 | He said : ‘ It works like the football league with bands being promoted or moving down . |
| 29 | On the contrary , it works within the framework of the Zande legal code and studiously observes all its provisions and prescriptions . |
| 30 | I very much thank THE LORD for the NHS and the way he works through the medicines and staff . |