Example sentences of "work on [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were all sent to work on neighbouring farms where pickers were in great demand . |
| 2 | In the relatively short period of time prior to the Industrial Revolution the function of the prison can be seen as related directly to the needs of the economy , in that labour was forced to work on specific projects to overcome labour shortages . |
| 3 | Let's say then , I just , I used to have to work on eleven appointments a week because if I had eleven appointments a week , two people would perhaps blow me out , change their minds , two people would rearrange , two people would say no thank you , and another two would say , yes , but I need to do it next month , which might leave me with two sales . |
| 4 | Students — proposing to work on appropriate topics may apply for British Academy or ESRC studentships with department support . |
| 5 | So on this tour , because I 'm playing so much off stage , I have the opportunity to work on certain things , certain licks here and there , and then the next night I can go out and actually play them live . |
| 6 | I knew Oscar would have preferred a quieter , less raucous venture , on a weekday perhaps , but I had to work on certain days and those days came up during his visit . |
| 7 | We can then be involved in the setting of performance indicators and carrying out audits , much like we carry out our safety inspections , and that way we may be able to work on joint policies on the environment . |
| 8 | This is a major system of burrows , all interlinking so that it becomes necessary to work on all aspects of the warren at one time . |
| 9 | Cartoonist Christine O'Leary , who used to work at Barkers Trident and is now freelance , gets to work on other pages with graphics and illustrations . |
| 10 | Time is not wasted by the temptation to work on other papers and you do not feel ‘ bogged down ’ by the amount of work you have to do . |
| 11 | Stan was running a business and needed funds to buy stock and time to work on new finds . |
| 12 | A new company , Paravent , which specialises only in screens , has commissioned several artists to work on new pieces , while Liberty , which is always interested in the work of new and interesting designers is holding an exhibition ( from 6 to 22 September ) , of its own specially commissioned screens made by different artists working in many different media and styles . |
| 13 | In Britain , there are two principal alternatives that have been proved to work on many occasions . |
| 14 | An in between she travelled , extensively and alone , in South and Central America — trips which crystallised her desire to work on environmental issues . |
| 15 | ‘ It 's good not to work on serious projects all the time . |
| 16 | This had enabled the consortium to hire expert consultants to work on technical aspects of the CEGB 's case . |
| 17 | According to Westcountry TV commercial director Caroline McDevitt , Lower Bell Communications has already been signed up to work on public relations strategy , although a permanent presentation , promotion and planning director has not yet been appointed . |
| 18 | While the debate has continued , women have felt compelled to work on both strategies , depending on their local situations and , of course , their own vocational preferences . |
| 19 | Erich Fromm , who has continued to work on both lines of development together , as psychoanalysis should , has equally unfortunately dropped the death instincts , and at times the sexual instincts , out of his work . |
| 20 | Now , to cover all eventualities , I at once began to work on both lungs . |
| 21 | The encryption algorithm , nicknamed Skipjack , is intended to remain confidential , but is said to work on 64-bit blocks , like the DES algorithm , but with 32 rounds of scrambling as compared to DES 's 16 . |
| 22 | If the upgrading of the canal towpath is successful , we hope to work on further sections of the Union Canal to provide a continuous link of servicable footpath . |
| 23 | This arrangement continued for eight years , and enabled me not only to work on several books , but also to continue with my computer research . |
| 24 | Andrew Wilton 's conception of the show is designed to work on several levels , and should be ‘ genuinely accessible ’ to the non-specialist visitor in terms of the beauty and importance of the objects while offering a coherent reading to the specialist . |
| 25 | obviously we 've got to work together on all , are you listening to me ? , on all the different parts of the body , you want them all to come alive , okay , so , this week as I say we 're gon na concentrate on sound , sound , sound , sound , you 've got to play on sound that is the painting , I mean the , the pictures do you , alright that 's fine , at the same does n't matter we 've still got to work on different things , yeah , okay ? , erm , so , as I say we 're going to make a sound machine in different groups , now to give you an example , what I what you to do is be , I 'm going to give you a situation , give , choose a profession , okay , let's say we are in hospital , now I want you each and everyone of you in this group think of the situation , think of a sound that one might hear in a hospital , everyone to themselves just think of a sound , could be a patient screaming , it could be a heart machine , it could be , er exactly , could be that , could be absolutely anything , it could sirens , it could be anything , okay , for everyone I want you to have the sound in your head okay , everyone 's got a sound in their head ? |
| 26 | This allows a number of pupils to work on different microcomputers but to link these microcomputers to a central microcomputer on which the program being used is stored . |
| 27 | ‘ She 's only been here a couple of times , when I needed to work on some papers very urgently . ’ |
| 28 | I wished to work on some panels too wide to be held in my Workmate , which has a maximum opening of about 10½in . |
| 29 | Before the next interview get to work on any weaknesses shown up on your checklist . |
| 30 | Even in northern England the urban unemployed could easily turn to work on nearby farms in the summer : the striking weavers of Padiham ( Lancashire ) in 1859 supported themselves by hay-making . |