Example sentences of "[adv prt] the role [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she 's not really complaining : Mozart launched her international career at the 1982 Aix Festival when at short notice , and at only 25 , she took on the role of Pamina in The Magic Flute . |
| 2 | He used ceremonial occasions to launch scathing attacks on conservatives and took on the role of the spokesman of all Hungarians , inside and outside the country . |
| 3 | A shef organization from the towns such as an individual factory would take on the role of cultural and political mentor to some rural group . |
| 4 | By the inter-war years such Sikh artisans had a number of Kenyan assistants adopting their skills ; by the 1950s the Sikhs were moving on to the role of investor and entrepreneur in both construction and industry , leaving the way clear for their former assistants to take on the role of artisan . |
| 5 | It certainly might have helped Diana to listen and learn from counselling sessions , where other couples ' problems are aired and discussed ; but there is no doubt that by taking on the role of patron at a time when the world was prophesying doom for her own marriage was an exceptionally brave thing for her to do . |
| 6 | After the link in 1966 with Scripture Union , he took on the role of secretary instead for several years . |
| 7 | None of these operations , however , was strong enough to take on the role of nurturing talent or providing a supportive home for creative filmmakers . |
| 8 | Eleanor was assuming too much in taking on the role of possessive girlfriend . |
| 9 | It is often said that elderly people are glad to take on the role of grandparent or even great-grandparent . |
| 10 | ‘ If it had n't been for her courage and fortitude in going out there and taking on the role of investigator , private detective and motivator , those files would still be closed and the police would just have an unsolved case of a missing person . ’ |
| 11 | Recently , Tina Benson , the captain 's sister , has taken on the role of marketing manager . |
| 12 | With the Prime Minister sitting , smiling , between this unlikely comic duo , Mr Patten took on the role of presenter Sue Lawley while Swansea-born Mr Heseltine — billed by the Tory chairman as ‘ the most famous living Welshman ’ — groped into his memory for an accent with which to parody Mr Kinnock . |
| 13 | Back in America , Chaka Khan and Ce Ce Peniston offer very different takes on the role of the soul diva . |
| 14 | Companies wishing to register on the EC eco-audit scheme will have to lodge an externally verified environmental statement with a competent body and Coles is hoping the IEA could take on the role of approving accredited verifiers . |
| 15 | Ken Robinson , too , has successfully taken on the role of one-man interpreter , friend , challenger , articulator and spokesman not only for drama but for the arts in education generally ( 1980 and 1982 ) . |
| 16 | Many in the music business sneer at coverage in the regional press but Gedge has always encouraged it , especially in the Middleton paper where articles take on the role of a public letter home . |
| 17 | Judith took on the role of House Mother . |
| 18 | One social worker who had cared for her own mother for many y ears explains below how important it is to take on the role of carer for the right reasons : |
| 19 | John Gribbin takes on the role of New Scientist 's agony aunt |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | In the beargardens that became a feature of almost every major kite flying meeting , a parade of well-dressed bears took on the role of chairbears , observing in silence the antics of crazy ‘ humes ’ as they lounged in their designer suits , awaiting the call to elevation . |
| 22 | Six years later , in 1980 , he moved south of the Border to take on the role of TMcL 's UK managing partner and promptly landed himself in his first hot seat . |
| 23 | My separatist friends said I was selling out , and taking on the role of mother was just doing what the patriarchy had trained me for . |
| 24 | To help the trainees to provide their own answers , instructors should take on the role of parents or anyone else and be prepared to answer any of the trainees ' questions . |
| 25 | Firstly , the state takes on the role of intervening in the relations of production to control the dysfunctional aspects of capitalism ; the contradictions of capital that Marx described . |
| 26 | For the recording of his The Manson Family , Moran decided to take on the role of Charlie himself , his unsettling experience with the Psychological Club being , perhaps , influential to his chilling performance . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | It might also take on the role of initiator of research and the evaluation of material . |
| 29 | Probably a priestess took on the role of Artemis and became the epiphany of the goddess . |
| 30 | The therapists take on the role of director , facilitator , organizer , reinforcer , and teacher . |