Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] on [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Re-decorating one bedroom should be fun and is much less of a task than taking on a whole house . |
| 2 | By the end of the programme Gary was much happier , showing much more pro-social behaviour and getting on a good deal better with his parents . |
| 3 | Banishing an old life and taking on a new life and character when the time seemed ripe was a very Indian thing to do . |
| 4 | In other cases he remains cut off , although he may then recover well enough physically and mentally to start a new life , perhaps even setting up home with someone else and taking on a new job . |
| 5 | Austerity was Britain 's peculiar reward for surviving World War II unbeaten at the cost of selling her foreign assets and taking on a crippling load of debt to the United States . |
| 6 | A younger person marrying and taking on a teenage family may know very little about adolescents . |
| 7 | Wolfgang took the advice of his Mannheim friends — who professed themselves as disappointed as he on his lack of success — and decided to stay on until the spring , moving to cheaper lodgings and taking on a few pupils to earn money . |
| 8 | Remove the fitting and thoroughly clean up the two ends of pipe with wire wool , before smearing on flux and putting on a new fitting . |
| 9 | ‘ Come on now , mind my beasts , ’ a drover would say , standing up among the Golds of the plaid in which he had spent the night and putting on a practised tone of wheedling grievance . |
| 10 | ‘ I do n't quite know how to handle it , ’ said David , lowering his voice and putting on a mock-serious face . |
| 11 | Providing , that is , that he signified his intentions of commencing his partnership one month before the commencement of any of the sub-terms , and beforehand to pay a full one-quarter share of the cost of digging and winning and carrying on the said works . |
| 12 | Confusion sometimes arises over the use of the words ‘ book ’ and ‘ volume ’ , normally regarded as almost interchangeable , but taking on a special meaning , often indicated by the title-page , when applied to the make-up of a complete work . |
| 13 | Marjorie and Bill were left to cope with their own personal loss while putting on a brave face for each other . |
| 14 | As well as bringing on the new foal , Margaret has taken on another exciting challenge . |
| 15 | There will nearly always be problems when taking on a rescued dog , but with determination and good will on both sides , there are very few that ca n't be solved . |
| 16 | Many clients saw headhunters as taking on the dirty work , and many candidates obviously shared this view . |
| 17 | Not the same as putting on a big performance though is it ? |