Example sentences of "the [noun sg] do [adv] work " in BNC.
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| 1 | The trick does not work , but at least it leads to the hiding of Colas in Lise 's bedroom and the awful discovery of the two of them together just as Alain has received the key and goes to claim his bride . |
| 2 | No , it works the text does n't work the colour the on screen display , one of them , in n it ? and one of them and that er and that . |
| 3 | If the ruse did n't work the first time , it invariably did on the second occasion . |
| 4 | It said ‘ do not go on the grass ’ , translated literally from the Norwegian — somehow the story does n't work so well in English . |
| 5 | After installation , if the monitor does not work at all , check that the card is firmly pushed into its slot . |
| 6 | There seems general agreement that the mind does not work like a camera , faithfully recording everything in front of its lens , for apart from the discrimination of sensations and the filtering out of some of them , the information that is passed on undergoes considerable re-organisation and change so that there is always a discrepancy between the sensory input and what is perceived . |
| 7 | She tried the switch , but the light did n't work . |
| 8 | Experts say the virus being blamed for the outbreak does n't work that quickly |
| 9 | But what if you plunge it into the fixer and the chemical does n't work ? |
| 10 | But as you say , switch off first and then still use a stick or something to get them away because it maybe the switch does n't work and maybe that 's why they 've been electrocuted in the first place . |
| 11 | The programme did n't work particularly well , it was pretentious and chaotic , and the audience was so noisy you could n't hear the performers or the presenters , but it did try to get away from conventional gender roles as well as subvert the arts programme format . |
| 12 | Do you think the institution does n't work otherwise ? |
| 13 | So Sarazen took on a young caddie , who , it transpired , seemed to do all the things that even the caddies of today would not dream of doing , like pulling the clubs without consultation with Sarazen , and then , if the club did not work , telling Sarazen he had just hit a bad shot — it was not his club selection at fault . |
| 14 | The word ‘ appears ’ is used advisedly because , although computers have been used to show that the equation does not work for values of n up to several thousand , no one has yet been able to prove for certain that there is no number n greater than 2 for which suitable values of x , y and z can not be slotted in to produce a valid equation . |
| 15 | Despite the effort expended on getting public areas right , many guests see only the lobby and their bedroom ; and if the bedroom does not work or the decor is offensive , the guest will not return . |
| 16 | Unfortunately , the injection did not work and despite much medication to calm his heart , he passed away in the early hours of the morning . |
| 17 | There had been another brief argument about what to do if the plan did n't work . |
| 18 | So the plan did not work and the emphasis switched from stage set to soapbox . |
| 19 | The telephone does n't work … ’ |
| 20 | ‘ The gauge does n't work , ’ snapped Dyson . |
| 21 | IF THE MARRIAGE DOES N'T WORK OUT , WE CAN ALWAYS GET DIVORCED |
| 22 | How do you think your customers feel if their name is incorrectly spelt on a letter you send them , if the chrome is scratched on the door of the new car , if the pen does n't work properly ? |
| 23 | For a year and a day the boy did not work and hardly ever spoke but one day when he was watching his father fashion a sword for an important chief he exclaimed " That is not the way to do it " and taking the tools soon made a sword the like of which was never seen before , and so began the famous Islay swords . |
| 24 | The heater did not work . |
| 25 | But the process does n't work ( that is , accord with our intuitions ) anything like as powerfully as it does in music . |
| 26 | On the first run the purchaser discovered a number of faults ; the dynamo did not work and the lorry consumed petrol at the rate of 5 m.p.g . |
| 27 | On Saturday , the device did not work the second time . |
| 28 | If talking to her on the phone does n't work then I 'll have to reconsider my position . ’ |
| 29 | If Niki had sought to impress Prost with a victory at the very start of the season , the ploy did n't work : an improperly soldered battery cable put him out of action and it was Prost who impressed . |
| 30 | I quickly learned that pointing the camera and flash straight at the glass of the aquarium did not work . |