Example sentences of "takes on [art] [adj] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Visitors look around and find themselves at a party , surrounded by chatting people , but their journey takes on a new twist as they glass is tipped , a face looms over the rim and they are poured into the drinkers throat . |
| 2 | Tennis legend Maria Esther Bueno takes on a new challenge as Chairman of Tennis Interlink Limited , a new venture launched to create a unique , membership base , international network for tennis-related information and services . |
| 3 | Wire wool takes on a new meaning when you see Sophie Ryder 's flock of sheep at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park . |
| 4 | ‘ How green was my valley ’ takes on a new meaning when you see it . |
| 5 | Safety at sea takes on a new meaning when you sail with Navico . |
| 6 | Travel takes on a multiple significance as geographical discovery , facetious mythical enactment ( its resemblance to Alger 's stories is mocked ) , sexual fulfilment , and above all textual sequence . |
| 7 | For this reason , adultery should be seen for what it has become , an act of sexual conduct which takes on a symbolic character if offensive to the other partner . |
| 8 | The annual summer event , held in Castle Park , normally takes on a Victorian theme but organisers decided to change it to coincide with July 4 . |
| 9 | So CAMPAIGN is a very original product that takes on a huge task and just about succeeds … it can be criticised in certain areas , but on the whole is a very designed game that ‘ boldly goes where no game has been before … ‘ |
| 10 | The exercise of prayer and worship takes on a deeper reality when the going is tough . |
| 11 | We may conclude then that ‘ de-industrialization ’ is meaningful as a simple description of a relentless process in which the manufacturing sector suffers declining shares of total employment , inevitably leading to the service sector capturing a greater share , but that the process takes on a different pace and complexion in different countries and places . |
| 12 | Moreover , the thought of having one 's own flat takes on a different vision when it is situated on a sink council estate . |
| 13 | In other words the principle of provenance which underlies archival recordkeeping takes on a different form when electronic information is being considered . |
| 14 | Under water , the world of sound signalling takes on an additional significance since sound in water travels much further than light , moving a great deal faster than it does in air . |
| 15 | This takes on an added significance when it is remembered that geriatrics and the terminally ill are regarded as the failures of the health service and are often consigned to the young and inexperienced who , as one doctor recently put it , ‘ do strive very officiously to keep people alive because they are interested scientifically and they want to use every method they can as part of their training ’ . |
| 16 | A similar tiny gesture takes on the same value when Alain rubs one foot up and down the other leg when the girls tickle him . |