Example sentences of "work on [pron] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Good , he thought , if I really work on her she 'll go away and leave me to it . |
| 32 | I only work on one at a time because I find it quite niggling if something is n't finished . |
| 33 | Jonathon , left to his own devices , asked and obtained permission to go of– and work on his ship . |
| 34 | He tries to do a couple of hours ’ work on his book before going to the college . |
| 35 | But you work on you work on the principle that you 'll only get that back and more . |
| 36 | It 's a contemplative thing and what I would recommend you is go to The Tate and sit in the middle of the Rothgo Room there , which is actually a series of canvasses , as you probably know , of a sort of reddish hue , entirely abstract , and you are surrounded by these in a small , fairly dimly lit room , and spend half an hour there and see perhaps whether they work on you . |
| 37 | Work on it is like a dream , or like thoughts of what a work would be like . |
| 38 | Simply to describe the agricultural labourer 's experience is to take a stance within a system of value which generally favours those who own the land over those work on it . |
| 39 | Always inspect each hook closely before you use it ; test it for breaking or bending ; reduce or remove the barb where necessary , and work on it with a fine oil stone until it is as sharp as you can get it — this should not actually be necessary with the new chemically sharpened hooks . |
| 40 | Fortunately , bacteria work on it reducing it to nitrites ( equally deadly ) and thence to nitrates . |
| 41 | As the bowlers work on it , the scar becomes deeper and wider with every sneaky scratch altering the aerodynamics . |
| 42 | But to my mind the boy could begin by showing more respect altogether to people like your father who have been listening to what the League says about the problems of the land and the bosses and the conditions of the men and women who work on it . |
| 43 | You work on it , and it 'll be a showpiece in no time . " |
| 44 | Come to think of it , not many men work on it either . |
| 45 | The registered version incorporates a screen capture facility , so you can capture the screen from any windows package and work on it in Graphics Workshop . |
| 46 | It sometimes helps , once the ball valve has been fitted , to run a little water into the bottom of the cistern ( below the outlet points ) so as to anchor the cistern in position while you work on it . |
| 47 | You have to join with people and work on it together . |
| 48 | Maybe maybe a couple of hours work on it to put it back together . |
| 49 | Work on it as an independent idea . |
| 50 | you you buy er salt it away in barrels in boxes and and work on it until it was through . |
| 51 | Those boys who work on it they 've that stuff up there ready for the exam you see . |
| 52 | Did people expect it to be liquified and work on it until it happened , or was it just an accidental discovery ? |
| 53 | ‘ I work on my novel , ’ she said . |
| 54 | ‘ When I work on my own it 's more like painting , because I 've got a canvas there and it 's an intuitive thing . |
| 55 | 1.15 : Work on my favourite book-the Petty Cash Account . |
| 56 | as opposed to that was a part of being a tenant , you know , for the honour of you pay me rent but you also come and work on my land for how many days |
| 57 | Dear Harsnet , he wrote , I want simply to tell you that work on your notes connected with the Big Glass is at last under way and that I have remained scholarly and impartial throughout what has not been an easy task , in view of what you say about me and especially about my family , and which you must have known would give offense . |
| 58 | Work on your speed around the court as your reach is restricted by two hands . |
| 59 | Work on your ability to handle low , short balls , together with those struck directly at you , as these can be a problem . |
| 60 | Work on your upper body |