Example sentences of "[verb] [not/n't] work " in BNC.
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| 1 | The main need of these artists was for good opportunities to exhibit their work ; unlike the equally celebrated group Die Brücke ( The Bridge ) they did not work closely together . |
| 2 | ( If ever there was a lesson to be learnt in today 's world , competition definitely did not work ! ) |
| 3 | Unfortunately , the injection did not work and despite much medication to calm his heart , he passed away in the early hours of the morning . |
| 4 | Links between the doctors , police , social workers and others did not work well . |
| 5 | ‘ I think perhaps I did not work hard enough at my marriage , ’ she admits now . |
| 6 | The first choice of a single builder did not work out , but Timothy Easton has high praise for his replacement , Barry Rose , from Debenham : ‘ He was excellent and could do virtually anything . ’ |
| 7 | In fact it 's the best offer I 've ever had , and in any case I always knew I could go back to Wakefield if it did not work out . |
| 8 | Under Lynch that was not part of the regime , which is regarded as a curious omission in most gyms , and it did not work for Benn . |
| 9 | Under Lynch that was not part of the regime , which is regarded as a curious omission in most gyms , and it did not work for Benn . |
| 10 | Also , small point , it did not work . |
| 11 | If that did not work , a coalition would have to be built . |
| 12 | In 1989 , in a state with average AFDC payments , a single woman with two children who took a job at the minimum wage ( then $3.35 an hour ) would earn a paltry $33 more each month than if she did not work at all and stayed on welfare . |
| 13 | But it did not work . |
| 14 | Such reliance upon Baldwin and the dependability of the Conservatives did not work , and produced within the Conservative Party internal divisions which saw Neville Chamberlain being suggested as a possible alternative to Baldwin and the emergence of the Empire Party , led by Lord Beaverbrook and the press barons , as a challenge to Baldwin 's leadership . |
| 15 | Appeasement did not work , because nothing short of a united Ireland had been their ‘ real ’ ambition from the start . |
| 16 | He even gave North precious travellers ' cheques to ransom them , although the ransom did not work out . |
| 17 | ‘ When I left it was open ended so that if things did not work out for me I could go back to playing Charlene . |
| 18 | Most of the bulbs in the chandeliers , however , did not work and the once-fine carpets were worn threadbare . |
| 19 | So the plan did not work and the emphasis switched from stage set to soapbox . |
| 20 | In any case , it did not work . |
| 21 | They parted and Melinda married Philby briefly but this did not work either and she eventually returned to America . |
| 22 | Cry Baby Killer did not bring Nicholson any new offers and he did not work again in films for nine months . |
| 23 | Unexpectedly , when sulphanilamide was tried in bird malaria ( see Chapter 8 ) , at that time the standard procedure for discovering new antimalarial agents , it did not work . |
| 24 | It seems that the machinery did not work very well in discovering chloroquine . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Unfortunately , the commission did not work out well . |
| 27 | That did not work too well for blacks , slaves and even women . |
| 28 | To ensure they did not work loose , cross pins were fitted through holes in the tapered ends . |
| 29 | It did not work out like that , and the world still awaits that scientific proof ( this issue , p 166 ) . |
| 30 | IT IS not long before anyone interested in wildlife photography discovers that behind every good picture lies a fairly heavy investment in film ( to allow for the shots that did not work ) and a nigh on infinite amount of both time and patience . |