Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [vb past] on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the far South-west , Cornish mining took on female labour to a degree unusual in the southern part of the country . |
| 2 | The usage of ‘ race ’ during the September-October 1985 period took on new meanings , which had little if anything to do with the impact of racism as such , since the emphasis was on the cultural characteristics of the minority communities themselves . |
| 3 | A naked bulb of high wattage hung on half-exposed wires from the centre of the sloping ceiling . |
| 4 | Even when no political or social statement was intended , the most abstruse philosophical inquiry , the most obscure historical research , the narrowest psychological study took on political meaning . |
| 5 | Its counterpart on Ermine Street was a two-phase structure , beginning life as a building measuring 25.9 by 13.1 m ( 84½ by 43 ft ) , with a shingled roof carried on two rows of massive posts 5.8 m ( 19ft ) apart . |
| 6 | A big , unframed abstract hung on one wall , its colours echoing the cream and tan of the rest of the room . |
| 7 | Not for him Classical decoration hung on utilitarian steel or concrete frames . |
| 8 | Royal favour took on substantial material form in wardships , pensions , annuities , leases of Crown land , trading licences , and monopolies . |