Example sentences of "takes on the [noun] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rather than being a credible exposé and powerful statement on the subversion of British ‘ democracy ’ , the film takes on the flavour of international espionage and intrigue , epitomised by the killing of Paul . |
| 2 | John Gribbin takes on the role of New Scientist 's agony aunt |
| 3 | Steve Morrison takes on the role of managing director broadcasting , with David Liddiment the new director responsible for programmes . |
| 4 | The process whereby a family member takes on the role of informal carer is not fully understood . |
| 5 | More than just buying an operating system and securing a future for Novell , Noorda — a man held in high regard by a wide cross section of industry executives — takes on the expectations of all those seeing him as a Moses figure capable of stitching up the highly personalised wounds inflicted during the Unix wars and the aborted peace attempts . |
| 6 | He continues to add that ‘ In the course of development the superego also takes on the influences of those who have stepped into the place of parents — Educators , teachers , people chosen as ideal models . ’ |
| 7 | The purchaser who relies solely on this mortgage report takes on the risk of unexpected building defects . |