Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] on [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did not want to carry on a lengthy conversation with this garrulous dumb woman ; she wanted to go to bed and hug Edward Bear . |
| 2 | How could she expect to take on the powerful Lucenzo Salviati — a man with centuries of trickery in his blood — and come out top ? |
| 3 | I should weigh at least 8½ stone , but I do n't want to put on an extra pound . |
| 4 | The tenant will not wish to restrict himself to too narrow a use , for while this might be satisfactory in the short term , if the lease is for 25 years much can happen to the tenant 's business , eg expansion or contraction resulting in the necessity for the tenant to assign or sublet the premises , in which case the assignee or subtenant may wish to carry on a different use . |
| 5 | As soon as she reached the club , as soon as she was back in the public eye , she would have to switch on the false persona that had carried her through the past week . |
| 6 | If we 're confident that you can afford to take on the extra commitment , we 're quite happy to agree a second loan . |
| 7 | If you can afford private treatment , or you have medical insurance cover to pay for it , you may prefer to take on a full treatment programme with the specialist physiotherapist . |
| 8 | A more long-term effect is that over-exposed skin will age and wrinkle prematurely , and will thicken to take on a leathery look . |