Example sentences of "[vb -s] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the contrary , the molecules involved are so small — remember all those New Testaments fitting on a pin 's head — that they are under constant assault from the ordinary jostling of molecules that goes on due to heat . |
| 2 | A mother 's agony goes on 20 years after her son 's death |
| 3 | Rushing , rushing , traffic from morning to night : it goes on twenty-four hours a day . |
| 4 | Someone who relays messages and passes on little notes . |
| 5 | Remember this set of figures closes on thirtieth of September . |
| 6 | His life hangs on two things — his own will to live and good nursing . ’ ’ |
| 7 | It hangs on that sort of knife-edge . |
| 8 | For the moment , the credibility of the characters , and therefore of the film , hangs on this bizarre elision of nations and voices . |
| 9 | An electron encircling a nucleus is continuously subject to acceleration as its velocity keeps on changing direction . |
| 10 | Not only does Britain have an immense problem coping with its own industrial waste , but it also takes on that of other countries . |
| 11 | it remains to be seen what figures are included when it is submitted to the Secretary of State and what view he takes on that . |
| 12 | The argument that images of trees , fruits , and plants , have an economic association in Leapor 's verse takes on greater force with reference to ‘ The Month of August ’ . |
| 13 | Right : Common box takes on grand airs with a little elementary topiary , particularly suited to town gardens . |
| 14 | But this mode of autonomy is dependent on this kind of society , for which music takes on specific private , ‘ spiritual ’ , leisure functions . |
| 15 | The social control function of lawyers then takes on moral overtones . |
| 16 | Churchill Livingstone takes on exclusive European distribution of selected titles from Paradigm Books from January . |
| 17 | Portsmouth against Swindon … 13 goal Guy Whittingham … takes on 11 goal Craig Maskell … they 're the top scorers in the first division … what a head to head … |
| 18 | SHERWOOD COMPUTER SERVICES TAKES ON PREMIER SYSTEMS STAFF |
| 19 | Amazingly , the film takes on instant depth the minute it touches ‘ American ’ soil , suggesting something very like moral ambiguity as Columbus suddenly turns into the hard-arsed imperialist we now fondly imagine him to be . |
| 20 | The reigning world chess champion , Gary Kasparov , will demonstrate his prowess in London on Wednesday when he takes on 100 contestants simultaneously in a charity chess match . |
| 21 | When the text has a reader it ceases to be a mere object and takes on anthropomorphic form ; it has a voice or voices ( the ‘ codes ’ ) , it creates its own history ( the history of the already-read content ) , it ‘ plays ’ , ‘ creates ’ , ‘ lies ’ , etc . |
| 22 | Because the ruler takes on such an exalted role , his power is unchallengeable and he is therefore a despot . |
| 23 | Prayer within a family takes on new focus and gives new prospects , when the love of God flows through it all . |
| 24 | Our human dignity of being made in the image and likeness of God takes on new meaning . |
| 25 | When a practice enters new markets , or takes on new clients or unfamiliar types of work , accurate costing becomes even more important than in more conventional activities . |
| 26 | She slumps back on the floor , still finding it nearly impossible to speak as every word that emerges takes on new lives and dimensions of its own . |
| 27 | The architectural design of the Tripartite Shrine takes on new layers of meaning once the column is seen as an idol or as an actual incarnation of a deity . |
| 28 | Metropolitan takes on new medievalists |
| 29 | The Ganges is hallowed as a sacred , cleansing river and the humble cow takes on new significance . |
| 30 | RICK TAKES ON NEW ROLE IN VENEZUELA |