Example sentences of "work on [adj] [noun] " 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 | Darwin acquired the important stamp of scientific approval for his collection by designating a reputed naturalist to work on each category for publication . |
| 9 | Harari says that ACtec has hired a team from the Israeli army to work on spread-spectrum technology and ‘ they know what they are doing ’ . |
| 10 | While faith-healing tends to work on one part of the body , Reiki treats the whole system . ’ |
| 11 | DB2 Version 3 will enable users to work on one partition of a table space or index space without locking the other partitions . |
| 12 | In mainland Europe the spacing between tracks and reversible signalling enables engineers to work on one track in complete safety while traffic continues to pass on the other . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | We began to work on two hander pieces — she took the pictures , I wrote the words . |
| 15 | The going rate for solicitors in Bradford to work on such legislation is about £60 per hour , whereas the in-house price is about £14 per hour . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | The two companies are likely to work on other management features such as the co-ordination of their Management Information Base for use on popular network management systems and the definition of a common network management database for their products . |
| 19 | Stan was running a business and needed funds to buy stock and time to work on new finds . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | In Britain , there are two principal alternatives that have been proved to work on many occasions . |
| 22 | ABOVE Lisa Wright Church Interior , vine charcoal , 36×22″ ( 55.8×91.5cm ) the artist comments : ‘ I like to work on good quality cotton rag paper , such as 300 gsm Aquarelle Arches . |
| 23 | An in between she travelled , extensively and alone , in South and Central America — trips which crystallised her desire to work on environmental issues . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's good not to work on serious projects all the time . |
| 25 | This had enabled the consortium to hire expert consultants to work on technical aspects of the CEGB 's case . |
| 26 | Except I think just to emphasize one or two minor issues but the savings from last year , that was the underspendings from ninety two ninety three were , as you recall last year er used to support this year 's budget er those savings underspending are no longer available and therefore have been taken out of the consideration The staff costs for T S G schemes that are mentioned at the bottom of page five erm , the programme this year which is actually listed over the page at table two does erm indicate that erm we are now contemplating link road and bypass next year and staff available are needed to complete that work or fortunately we 've been able to secure a start on which enables some of the staff to be transferred to work on that scheme . |
| 27 | No he said she 's gone to work on that bike . |
| 28 | It 's so hard to work on full glow when you 've only had a couple of hours kip . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |