Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] for work " in BNC.
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| 1 | These are , for example , the nameless and faceless workers who lined up for work in response to Henry Ford 's visionary offer of a $5-per-day paycheck . |
| 2 | Josie found her when she turned in for work at the club that evening . |
| 3 | Few men turned up for work — no Sandy McGlashan , and no Donald McCulloch of course . |
| 4 | In October and November the raids were taking place nearly every night , but in spite of the disturbed nights almost everyone turned up for work next day . |
| 5 | Not quite knowing what to expect other than that she wanted a new job , Jean turned up for work promptly on a cold , wet , Monday morning but found no one to let her in . |
| 6 | First , Matthew 's secretary , the girl who works in the office next door , turned up for work as usual this morning ; she lives a few miles out and she knew nothing of what had happened . ’ |
| 7 | As BR and union leaders tried to resolve the problem of finding new jobs for the teams , the men turned up for work each day at Liverpool 's Central Station and simply sat in their vans for eight hours a day . |
| 8 | Earlier the court heard that in the days after the attack Nichol turned up for work with scratches on his face . |
| 9 | THE GOLD lettering on the socialist-realist facade of the White House overlooking the Danube was still there yesterday morning as hundreds of bureaucrats showed up for work . |
| 10 | The following morning , Clare arrived late for work . |
| 11 | He even made a pot of tea and poured her a cup when she got up for work . |
| 12 | the end of the last straw you see , so I went in the Co-Op and I felt really , really fed up , I said I oh I said I could cry I said because I 've tried so hard I said not for lending you money I said , I 'm not meant to have any sodding luck so got a couple of bits and I really could n't get me act together and on the Tuesday dad 's gone in hospital with that fit , so I was thinking of him a lot and I thought I do n't know dad , you know I 'm sure , I 'm sure that he were n't gon na come out when he went in there , I thought they were gon na bloody find something with you boy and that would be it , so I come home here and I ai n't done no work , so I started off for work , both sitting here bloody bawling cos this house looked like shit , spoke to me sister on the phone and er I felt a bit better so I thought oh I 'd start doing the tree , so I pulled it all to bits in here , got the polish and duster out , put all the bread and everything for Alan 's sandwiches , it 'd be about oh , about half past twelve and the bloody phone went it was mum , she said Lyn do you think you can come up to the hospital with me , cos I 've got no transport and so I said what 's up then mum ? |
| 13 | Consequently she looked hard for work away from Marlott . |
| 14 | She dressed trimly for work ; neat white blouse , tight black skirt , bright seventeen-year-old eyes : no ladders in her tights now she was settled and happy . |
| 15 | Yeah she slept in for work again . |
| 16 | ‘ That fateful day he set off for work and their lives changed forever is etched on Wyn 's memory . |
| 17 | ‘ They were always holding hands and he kissed her goodbye every day as she set off for work . ’ |
| 18 | You may refuse to believe it 's happened to you : some people who 've been made redundant pretend everything 's the way it was and set off for work at the same time , then spend hours hanging around the streets , teashops or libraries until they can go home at the usual time . |
| 19 | But I always think so many mums , dads and children who set off for work and school in the morning wo n't be coming back . ’ |