Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] take on the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 With contracting , hospital doctors will be the agents of the provider , not the purchasing authority , and again can not be expected to take on the gatekeeper role .
2 This was to be jointly owned by twelve area distribution companies , which were to be created to take on the distribution role of the existing twelve area boards .
3 In each of the above examples the children have been asked to take on the role of " people who know " ; and it is this which gives them their stake in the drama .
4 Having asked about Shropshire 's youth and their existence within the diocese , my friend Clare and I were invited to take on the role of Shropshire 's Youth Representatives .
5 ‘ Conservation is being asked to take on the burden of social policies for rural Britain . ’
6 No one can ever know the fatality rate , the numbers of young inexperienced birds who are tempted to take on the flight across the North Sea , but who never make it .
7 As time passes the new bride is expected to take on the identity of her new family , making her subjugation complete .
8 Whether Hastings is invited to take on the role of Scottish captain is for the future , but he acknowledges the good fortune he has enjoyed in playing under such inspiring leadership : ‘ You only need to look at the names of players who have captained Scotland to be aware of the tremendous honour it represents .
9 The turning-point in his fortunes came in October 1861 , when he was asked to take on the printing and publishing of the Union newspaper , which was trying to bring Tractarian Anglicans into touch with Roman Catholics .
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