Example sentences of "[vb -s] on the [noun] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although in some cases gonorrhoea may be suspected from the symptoms or signs of the disease , in the final analysis the diagnosis hangs on the identification of the gonococcus , either directly in a sample of mucus or other material from an infected site by microscopic examination , or by its growth in the laboratory after inoculation of such material on appropriate culture media . |
| 2 | The pot hangs on the end of a rope and when in contact with the water makes a disinfecting solution of chlorine . |
| 3 | Few of the facts are disputed , while everything hangs on the intention behind the actions . |
| 4 | He asked me where a ladder like that could be found , and I took him round to the one that hangs on the side of the potting shed . |
| 5 | It reads as a separate vertical volume and without being an actual pedestal , it takes on the function of a pedestal . |
| 6 | Her major musical films included Evergreen ( 1934 ) , an untidy but profitable adaptation of a West End stage success ; First a Girl ( 1935 ) , in which Matthews amusingly impersonates a female impersonator in a British version of the German Viktor und Viktoria , and the fascinating It 's Love Again ( 1936 ) , in which Matthews is a struggling dancer who takes on the character of a fictional celebrity dreamed up by two desperate newspaper men . |
| 7 | The report comes as the Department of Trade and Industry takes on the tasks of the now defunct Department of Energy . |
| 8 | Fortunately , Britain takes on the presidency of the European Community on July 1 so the Prime Minister could convene a conference to rethink the Maastricht conclusions . |
| 9 | When the appointment of three arbitrators is required , each party chooses one arbitrator , and the arbitrators-dual appointed-dual in this way choose the third arbitrator and it is he who takes on the presidency of the arbitration authority . |
| 10 | ‘ It all depends on how he ( Brand ) plays , ’ said the Spanish star , delighted to be back in contention a week after finishing second in Switzerland and two weeks before he takes on the Americans in the Ryder Cup again . |
| 11 | One species of beetle in Brazil , when alarmed , immediately folds up its legs and flattens itself sideways , exposing its white underside and so takes on the appearance of a bird dropping . |
| 12 | Undoubtedly part of this affect is due to the form of presentation — because of this immediacy television often takes on the appearance of an oracle — but a large part of the value of video documentation is in capturing peoples own experiences directly . |
| 13 | Wings appear externally for the first time and the insect takes on the appearance of an adult . |
| 14 | The class takes on the role of a small rural community . |
| 15 | Back in America , Chaka Khan and Ce Ce Peniston offer very different takes on the role of the soul diva . |
| 16 | Or perhaps the teacher takes on the role of the Pied Piper and tells the class ( still as townspeople ) that they can write letters to their children ( out of role the teacher could suggest these might be in code ) ; the drama might focus on negotiations between the townspeople and the Pied Piper . |
| 17 | The teacher takes on the role of an alien , who says that the crew of the Starship must be lying when they say their leader is a man . |
| 18 | The ErgoClient takes on the characteristics of a personal computer by means of a similar personality module , which incorporates an Intel Corp 80486 processor and simply slots into the machine . |
| 19 | If that person has no real exposure as a concomitant of trading activity but takes on the risk as a means of generating income , he is referred to as a " speculator " . |
| 20 | A " Space " drama in which each class takes on the roles of the inhabitants of different planets , each of which is in trouble . |
| 21 | When meditating deeply before such an idol it appears as if the image takes on the aura of a live human-being . |
| 22 | ( 1937 , You 're in the Army Now in US ) , the improbable tale of an American hoodlum who takes on the identity of a murdered gambling companion and finds himself in the British Army , where he slowly comes to understand the habits of self-effacing Englishmen . |
| 23 | In the light of such feelings , the denial of the existence of class takes on the force of a moral imperative , rather than a statement of fact . |
| 24 | The wife takes on the bulk of the household tasks even if the husband may help occasionally . |
| 25 | He talks of the " dark embryo " which gradually takes on the form of a poem , of " dark psychic material " with which the poet struggles ; it is a " burden " to be relieved or a " demon " to be exorcised . |
| 26 | If , as previously shown , the free end of this two-link system is attached to a third member ( C in Figure 7.39 ) which is also grounded , the mechanism takes on the form of a four bar chain . |
| 27 | The sites where tree clumps now exist may have particular etheric qualities which encourage the growth of particular species or groups of species , so the natural and created landscape gradually takes on the form of the underlying pattern of energies . |
| 28 | The equipment can be switched on and off by two switches on the front of the unit , and a red light tells you the power is on . |