Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] [verb] on the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 None of these operations , however , was strong enough to take on the role of nurturing talent or providing a supportive home for creative filmmakers .
2 Is there anybody brave enough to take on the post of SAA Executive Secretary ?
3 But religious language not only provided a link between different political constituencies , it offered a set of concepts , a rhetoric of resistance and a strength of moral certainty powerful enough to take on the weight of the medical and political establishment .
4 If only she was alive today to pass on the secrets of her success .
5 It 's small enough to carry on the hill , but the historical introductions get together to give a good potted history of the Golden Age of Alpinism .
6 It took her a minute to unlock the car and then she sat shaking behind the wheel , waiting until her hands were steady enough to switch on the ignition .
7 if it requires a recall of emotion , it is often sufficient merely to switch on the emotion rather than elicit it ( as when you trip over the cat ! ) .
8 But for every anti-beer crusader , there are dozens happily carrying on the legend of Norm .
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