Example sentences of "taking on a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The trees of the Dean on the distant bank were taking on a blue haze in the glorious afternoon sun . |
| 2 | The compromise nevertheless allowed individual member states to diverge from this target , with the UK retaining its less ambitious aim of reaching the target by 2005 rather than 2000 , and Greece , Ireland , Portugal and Spain also not taking on a 2000 target for their individual performance . |
| 3 | And a large part of my time in Uganda was spent trying to market new species , taking on a wider range of species , and a more intensive utilisation , so that you 've opened up your canopy enough to encourage the regeneration of the valuable species . |
| 4 | Events , at last , seemed to be taking on a constructive momentum of their own . |
| 5 | But skipper was then obliged to sail to a mark to fulfil a penalty imposed by the race officials for taking on a new sail in Hobart to replace one lost during the second leg . |
| 6 | Austerity was Britain 's peculiar reward for surviving World War II unbeaten at the cost of selling her foreign assets and taking on a crippling load of debt to the United States . |
| 7 | The pop Poet Laureate of the cabaret circuit , Hegley chooses subjects from McDonalds to the Gulf War , from spaniels to spectacles — taking on a whole range of everyday tragedies — ‘ the other day I met a bloke lying on the pavement he 'd just had a stroke and I thought a man in his position might appreciate a joke so I said stand back please I 'm a comedian ’ |
| 8 | Many distributions show a peak in a particular age group mainly associated with taking on a large number of young people when the organisation was started or reorganised , this is not desirable because it leads to excessive competition for promotion at particular stages . |
| 9 | God in Christ , through taking on a particular instance of humanity , shares with all human beings the universal , humanity , and it is that which is of significance , even though he may have different particularities from some other individuals . |
| 10 | work with or devise an increasing range of drama scripts , taking on an increasing variety of dramatic roles ; |
| 11 | The hon. Lady represents a nationalist party , which seems to preclude the idea of taking on an international responsibility for nuclear matters . |
| 12 | We seem to be erm , taking on an enormous number of staff , er , er , at what level are we doing it ? |