Example sentences of "[adj] does [adv] work " in BNC.
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| 1 | Experience shows this does not work . |
| 2 | If this does not work , you will have to drain down the pipe and remove the fitting . |
| 3 | It will , without doubt , be useful to say a word aloud in a variety of stresses and vowel sound combinations , and if this does not work then to ask a native of the place being researched to say it — this is frequently a useful device if the document originated locally . |
| 4 | If the photon 's momentum were thus determined the electron 's uncertainty Δp could be made as small as we pleased , thus beating , it would seem , the restriction [ 2 ] In fact this does not work because we have to treat the microscope as also subject to quantum mechanical uncertainty . |
| 5 | If this does not work ( and I do n't think you actually have to go to France ) , you might try the recipe of the American crime short story writer , Robert Twohy , who writes out a first sentence and then sees if anything comes from it , and so on . |
| 6 | I do n't think I shall bear it if this does not work , thought Fenella . |
| 7 | If this does not work , give him a teaspoon of mustard dissolved in a tumbler of warm water . |
| 8 | This does not work . |
| 9 | ‘ This does n't work . |
| 10 | If this does n't work , try it with Molegrips . |
| 11 | If this does n't work , the spadefoot has a second line of defence ; it has a disagreeable odour and taste — the New Mexico spadefoot has the curious distinction of smelling like unroasted peanuts . |
| 12 | If this does n't work , it might mean that your hard disk is starting to fail . |
| 13 | This does n't work with video , which is a literal medium demanding believable characters in believable situations . |
| 14 | If this does n't work , there is insufficient radiator area for the living room — perhaps the system was designed assuming there would be an extra heater in there . |
| 15 | If this does n't work , replace the joint . |
| 16 | ‘ I said to her ‘ Look , if it 's not going to be you , it 's not going to be anybody , so if this does n't work , it 'll never work , because it 's got everything going for it ’ . |
| 17 | Now , ask the child to invent their own signals for stop , go , left and right ( this does n't work with a straw bale ) . |
| 18 | Hundred and forty does not work . |
| 19 | You can try it of course , you can try and use erm linear ordering and things like to explain the data just turns out often these does n't work . |
| 20 | In case one of these does n't work . |
| 21 | How do I look at it ? xv does n't work . |
| 22 | THERE 'S a saying in the computer industry : ‘ If in doubt , press a few keys ; if that does n't work , ask a colleague ; if in deep trouble , consult the manual . ’ |
| 23 | If that does n't work , you can always sell the record at gigs and get back your investment that way . |
| 24 | That does n't work ! |
| 25 | You need a philosophical position to do this , you ca n't just say ‘ I 'll write experimentally ’ , that does n't work . |
| 26 | But then I began to find it rather unsatisfying , so I 'm now looking for a job , either part-time or full time , but if that does n't work out , I shall get involved in voluntary work . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ If that does n't work we will then dig in and do it the long and hard way . ’ |
| 28 | If that does n't work , cortisone injections . |
| 29 | And if that does n't work there are likely to be more meetings all week . |
| 30 | ‘ But even that does n't work now . ’ |