Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] on the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The report comes as the Department of Trade and Industry takes on the tasks of the now defunct Department of Energy . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | One of the keys to his very particular philosophy hangs on the wall of his office at Scottish Life . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | A small theatre group takes on the task of mounting a Passion Play in Montreal . |
| 7 | This is the heart of the notion of the inner city ; at the very moment that policy draws the boundaries of the inner city a place takes on the qualities of coherence that it does not possess , embodies all the contradictions that are part of the original concept . |
| 8 | We do not have to ‘ choose ’ whether we breathe or whether our heart beats , for instance ; it is better that the body carries on the process without interference . |
| 9 | Wings appear externally for the first time and the insect takes on the appearance of an adult . |
| 10 | The pot hangs on the end of a rope and when in contact with the water makes a disinfecting solution of chlorine . |
| 11 | The wife takes on the bulk of the household tasks even if the husband may help occasionally . |
| 12 | A nation 's survival as a free , independent , and self-respecting entity hangs on the ability of its people to nourish and protect themselves ; to provide the means of building and maintaining healthy minds in healthy bodies , and to develop the enterprise , resilience , and determination to surmount natural disasters and adapt to ever-changing conditions . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | When meditating deeply before such an idol it appears as if the image takes on the aura of a live human-being . |
| 16 | The purchaser who relies solely on this mortgage report takes on the risk of unexpected building defects . |
| 17 | The process whereby a family member takes on the role of informal carer is not fully understood . |
| 18 | Rather than being a credible exposé and powerful statement on the subversion of British ‘ democracy ’ , the film takes on the flavour of international espionage and intrigue , epitomised by the killing of Paul . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 22 | The class takes on the role of a small rural community . |
| 23 | New soul carries on the side of punk that was least interesting ( slogans , youth rhetoric , documentary realism ) rather than the more artistically provocative element ( punk 's theatre of rage and disgust ) . |