Example sentences of "work on a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All organizations work on a carrot-and-stick policy . |
| 2 | Products designed to mend split ends work on a temporary basis by ‘ gluing ’ the ends together . |
| 3 | Whilst only just over a fifth of all workers work on a part-time basis , well over a half of temporary workers do so . |
| 4 | I wonder if Pemberton-Billing would be pleased if he could know that modern Laservision discs and Compact Digital Discs work on a similar principle , although starting in the middle and slowing down . |
| 5 | Anaerobic digesters work on a similar principle and are used for creating gas from sewage and other wastes . |
| 6 | Compression joints are not the same as those used for copper pipe though they work on a similar principle . |
| 7 | Indonesian bars work on a tied system . |
| 8 | During the year when you have essays to write or problems to solve as part of the requirements of the course , work on a small space on your desk with the items that you are allowed to take into the examination room . |
| 9 | Both these artists work on a small scale but there the similarity ends . |
| 10 | Electric appliances called dehumidifiers work on a closed refrigeration cycle , both drying and heating the air . |
| 11 | The Gulf War and work on a new runway had kept the planes away . |
| 12 | WORK on a new £141,600 bowling green at Rhosneigr , Anglesey , is due to start next year . |
| 13 | Work on a new headquarters for a government pollution control watchdog started last month . |
| 14 | Work on a new constitution began shortly after the June 1990 elections , but political differences within the parliamentary drafting commission delayed consideration of it for several months . |
| 15 | Work on a new edition was begun by Professor Howard Warrender , with grants from the SSRC , but was cut short by his death in 1985 . |
| 16 | Well probably in your early days you 'll probably do a mix , but if y the quicker you can get to only work , and even to the extent I mean I went out and bought my own book that had personal recommendations on the front and I would actually show that and say look John the only way I actually work , while I get everything ready you might like to look through because it 's the only way I work , I purely work on a personal recommendation basis and that enables me to get quality clients like yourself erm and I can devote time to you rather than have to go out looking for people to tell my story |
| 17 | cos they did , they work on a softer approach you know the police , they 're not , they 're not on the hard |
| 18 | This is especially so for people who work on a continuous basis as casual workers . |
| 19 | Always work on a earthed surface and touch the ground plane before touching any components . |
| 20 | WORK on a second footbridge linking Liverpool 's Albert Dock complex and the Pier Head will start later this month . |
| 21 | In July work on a second dormitory will be completed , and in September the dining and kitchen areas will be renovated . |
| 22 | I suppose that many of the culprits work on a perverted logic of ‘ if it stops , then so will I ’ . |
| 23 | The Northern Arts ' Writers Awards 1992 will give two writers the chance to take off to Ireland and work on a literary project free from the distractions of everyday life . |
| 24 | Personal pensions work on a different principle from most occupational schemes or superannuation . |
| 25 | If you work on a seven point five figure , then you get up to twenty seven thousand four hundred and twenty seven hours , erm , before next year , erm , That would leave us with a difficulty I think , because if I were , if we went ahead with the idea of recruiting two people now er we would need to get rid of four of them by , oh four people all together , erm , by er the next financial year , which clearly is not terribly sensible . |
| 26 | Work on a multi-million pound relief road for Fordham , the only village on the busy A142 Newmarket to Ely road which is not bypassed , could start within three years . |
| 27 | Work on a medical ward and as a health visitor followed until in 1988 he became a Neighbourhood Nurse Manager for Wandsworth Health Authority . |
| 28 | It was proposed that the shop stewards work on a brief response to Michael Taylor 's memo and present to SMT members before the meeting where decision would be taken . |
| 29 | Most bands work on a guaranteed fee against a percentage . |
| 30 | If you are cutting it up , work on a large plastic sheet to catch all the filth from inside . |