Example sentences of "take on [art] [adj] [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every historical case of political change or resistance to change has to be analysed , therefore , in terms of a multiplicity of influences , which take on a specific character and significance in particular countries . |
| 2 | As our century draws towards its close , the lives of the men and women of distinction whose careers have spanned its course take on a special significance and interest . |
| 3 | So questions of prior sexual experience take on a different meaning and emphasis over time . |
| 4 | They take on an elongated shape and fuse with other muscle cells to give a multinucleate muscle fibre . |
| 5 | They suggest that , within the family , women take on the expressive role of nurturing the other family members , while men take on the instrumental role and go into the outside world to earn the family 's wage . |
| 6 | If you take on the big issues and the people wo n't follow , then at least you can say you have tried . ’ |
| 7 | But I do n't worry about being a loser — if you take on the big issues and the people wo n't follow , then at least you can say you have tried |