I got out before she worked a spell on me.

That could only mean someone really was working a spell on him.

I had not the power to work a spell of transportation.

You ever try to work a spell near a courthouse?

I saw him work a spell to wake a mountain.

"He's got all kinds of power, but he never works a spell."

Then, as you settle down to them, the essays quickly start working their spell.

For once the haven failed to work its familiar spell.

Ah, I can see that he has already worked his spell on you.

With time, the collage effect of the material begins to work its spell on you.