Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] on [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The police and the majority of defendants put on an arrogant front . |
| 2 | Westminster NALGO is predicting massive redundancies in the borough unless private companies take on the existing staff . |
| 3 | Hedgerows take on an additional dimension on foggy days ; when the distant landscape is blotted out immediate surroundings assume a new prominence . |
| 4 | His judgements take on the ex-cathedra ring of a Lawrence : ‘ I believe in you as a painter . ’ |
| 5 | Although his wife 's chintz chaircovers bring on a certain nausea whenever I am obliged to call . " |
| 6 | With this method some structures take on a purple coloration while others take up the red counter-stain . |
| 7 | Researchers at Atlanta 's Emory University claim brides put on an extra 5lbs in the weeks before marriage . |
| 8 | This Sunday the Oxford Saints take on the Delonghi Knights from Kent in the National League play offs . |
| 9 | Young players put on a fine display |
| 10 | The girls put on a classy act . |
| 11 | He said nothing to his wife , but at the next new moon got into his boat and let the wind carry him eastwards until he reached the windswept isle of Bujan , where the grass grows green and the grapes hang on the wild vines . |
| 12 | In that respect , physicians take on an additional burden beyond their immediate remit . |
| 13 | As a result , psychiatrists take on the crucial rule of assessor and expert witness in child care cases in which the mother has a mental or behavioural disorder . |
| 14 | In particular , the development of expert systems for use in medical , legal , commercial or educational contexts has meant that many person-computer exchanges take on a conversational quality . |
| 15 | Which is why it 's a very good idea when you next go into your offices this afternoon , to rock the receiver , like this , because any camp ons put on the wrong extension on the ‘ ring no reply ’ camp on will be matured , on a first come first served basis , so that 's how people get to talk to you . |
| 16 | They suggest that , within the family , women take on the expressive role of nurturing the other family members , while men take on the instrumental role and go into the outside world to earn the family 's wage . |
| 17 | FASHION lovers will soon be able to snap up top label clothes at bargain prices as revolutionary new superstores take on the High Street giants . |
| 18 | ‘ Under the veil of darkness cities take on a universal quality ’ , thought American artist DOUG DAWSON , until he brought his pastels to London and discovered that it held certain characteristics he could n't ignore . |
| 19 | Under the veil of darkness , cities take on a universal quality . |
| 20 | ‘ Under the veil of darkness cities take on a universal quality ’ , thought American artist DOUG DAWSON , until he brought his pastels to London and discovered that it held certain characteristics he could n't ignore . |
| 21 | Under the veil of darkness , cities take on a universal quality . |
| 22 | Co-operation can focus mainly on the R , the D , or it can couple joint R&D with the joint production and marketing of the output of that R&D , and it can be structured around sharing costs , restrictions put on the other R&D activities of participants , and rules which govern the production and marketing of the output affected by the joint R&D project . |
| 23 | We were in London for rehearsals at the Globe , and the actors put on the new play for the first time on the 29th of June , 1613 . |
| 24 | Given that the eventual needs of a working system may be biased towards the domain of Commerce , the results for the Business , Employment and Finance documents take on a particular relevance . |
| 25 | School milk schemes take on an added importance at a time of recession when family budgets are very tight . ’ |
| 26 | They suggest that , within the family , women take on the expressive role of nurturing the other family members , while men take on the instrumental role and go into the outside world to earn the family 's wage . |
| 27 | For these seemingly innocent catchphrases take on a new meaning in the unofficial dictionary of drug dealing , a chief police officer revealed yesterday . |