Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] on [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has carried on the good work this term and is well on the way to establishing himself in the top 10 with 16 wins in the current campaign . |
| 2 | This whole ethical dilemma — and the technology that produces it — has taken on a male viewpoint : egg , sperm and genes are centre stage . |
| 3 | An Olympic breaststroke champion has taken on a junior swimming team — and lost . |
| 4 | A press corps reaching into three figures has accompanied the side to Scotland and , in the absence of World Cup qualifying matches to play , each appearance made by Vogts ' team has taken on a genuine significance . |
| 5 | Since moving into a gymnasium in Florida and working with Vic Andreetti , a former British champion from the East End of London , Benn has taken on a new mantle . |
| 6 | Since moving into a gymnasium in Florida and working with Vic Andreetti , a former British champion from the East End of London , Benn has taken on a new mantle . |
| 7 | In introducing the subject Grant commented that while it was important in crime investigation , it has taken on a new significance in the past year because of the large number of valuable documents that had been damaged as a result of fires caused by enemy action . |
| 8 | Even with only limited information , it is clear that auditing has taken on a new significance in many firms . |
| 9 | The parliamentary party has taken on a new style , in which the old alliance of interests to which Henry Fairlie alluded has fractured . |
| 10 | The seemingly inexorable march of new technology in the newspaper industry has taken on a new complexion over the last couple of weeks . |
| 11 | Life has taken on a new sense of urgency and my mind is working overtime . |
| 12 | The question of the relation between Christianity and other world faiths has taken on a new urgency in a time where , for instance , an Indian Christian must take stock of his position vis-à-vis his Hindu fellow-countrymen , or a British or American Christian finds himself living alongside adherents of other religions in his own homeland . |
| 13 | The phrase ‘ Go West young man ’ has taken on a new meaning in Canada , where going west means coming to terms with sushi , the bullet train and sumo wrestling . |
| 14 | THE hit song Lady in Red has taken on a new meaning for Chris de Burgh as his wife , Diane , makes a full recovery after a horrific riding accident in mid-July . |
| 15 | The minster leads into the largely undisturbed Georgian town centre , which has taken on a new lease of life under the guidance of the local Civic Society . |
| 16 | THE house where ex-Goon Peter Sellers was born has taken on a new lease of life as a Chinese restaurant . |
| 17 | Hi-Tech and more sleekly designed kitchens look good with white tiled floors whether ceramic or vinyl , but again you could use cork and vinyl , or composition tiles or even linoleum which has taken on a new lease of life now that people have realised how well it can look inlaid with other colours . |
| 18 | One reason why the modern reader has difficulty with a positive evaluation of the term ‘ national prejudices ’ is that , in the twentieth century , prejudice has taken on a substantive meaning . |
| 19 | A name is needed for the more general set of phenomena , and the word ‘ chaos ’ has taken on a scientific meaning for this purpose . |
| 20 | At the same time , the yield curve has taken on a flatter shape and could , especially given Exchange Rate Mechanism membership , take on a more typically continental European upward sloping nature . |
| 21 | As such , the quality of interfaces to GIS has taken on a considerable importance in terms of awareness , training and usage , both to the providers of GIS software and users of GIS alike ( Rhind , et al. 1989 ) . |
| 22 | Robertson was speaking about professional pride as opposed to wallowing in excessive sentimentality when he catalogued the reasons why there was only eager anticipation of the friendly fixture that has taken on a hostile look since injury decimated Roxburgh 's initial choice of players . |
| 23 | Under this set of structural conditions , research has taken on an instrumental character , extrinsically oriented to external goals . |
| 24 | A local trust has now been set up to champion the restoration of the landscape ; and the Landmark Trust has taken on the principal building , the splendid banqueting house , constructed with three great arches , overlooking the valley like one of the fountains of baroque Rome . |
| 25 | To prove his point he has taken on the legal profession and , with no legal training whatsoever , tied judges in such knots they have overruled each other . |
| 26 | Yes well , for the experimental aircraft programme British Aerospace specified what G E C had to do and er a a this time , if you like , Deutsch Aerospace has taken on the equivalent role that B A E had for the experimental aircraft programme and er Deutsch Aerospace are not without experience in flight controls they have . |
| 27 | In his day he has taken on the big guns of industry , commercialised culture and of whole countries ( who can easily forget his devastating portrait of Mrs Thatcher and the fawning Saatchi brothers ? ) . |
| 28 | Mark Jones , the exhibition 's curator , has taken on the dual task of tracing the history of forgery from archaic Babylon to contemporary California , while at the same time tracing the history of how forgery is understood . |
| 29 | All four are , for example , victimised in different ways by the taboo of illegitimacy and the play focuses on Rose , who has been kept from the knowledge that Jackie is her mother by grandmother Margaret who has taken on the maternal role . |
| 30 | Matthew Spender ( son of the poet Stephen ) has taken on the harder task of writing about Tuscany from within . |