Example sentences of "[vb infin] on the [adj] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | He will take on the new post of Communications Manager , ‘ leading and co-ordinating all aspects of our public relations ’ , according to Sotheby 's Chairman Lord Gowrie . |
| 2 | Not a happy marriage , and not one that could take on the extra burden of a weeping widowed friend . |
| 3 | The disease causes its victims to waste away and take on the sharp outlines of a statue with the shiny , sickly pallid hue of marble as the disease destroys them . |
| 4 | Under the name DNV Technica , the new company will take on the current operations of the Technica Group and the risk and reliability services of DNV . |
| 5 | The new Prime Minister was obliged , yesterday morning , to send a driver to find out the telephone number of one of his key ministers , before Mr Singh could pass on the good news of his appointment . |
| 6 | And after all , what price can you put on the immense satisfaction of taking dew-fresh vegetables to the kitchen within minutes of harvesting them ? |