Example sentences of "[noun prp] take on [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 While Halliday takes on a new role , David Irwin is just happy to return to the scene .
2 The Evening Star sponsored Star of Anglia takes on a new format this year .
3 Only rarely — in the gymnasium , at a night-club , perhaps — does Philadelphia take on a physical presence .
4 Around this time Heather took on a philosophical mood and confided all she wanted out of life was ‘ to be on dry land with a dry pair of knickers , clean teeth and to be able to wash in fresh water ’ .
5 DR GEORGE Preti of the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia took on the unenviable task of ‘ harvesting ’ sweat from the acrid armpits of scores of male volunteers .
6 So Sarazen took on a young caddie , who , it transpired , seemed to do all the things that even the caddies of today would not dream of doing , like pulling the clubs without consultation with Sarazen , and then , if the club did not work , telling Sarazen he had just hit a bad shot — it was not his club selection at fault .
7 Without their England ‘ B ’ players , Tony Underwood , Harvey Thorneycroft and Damian Hopley , England take on a formidable South Africa and an equally strong Argentina .
8 Operations support superintendent Barry Edwards takes on the added responsibility for those functions which were previously carried out by production branch .
9 With plans to expand our cutter fleet in the offing Venturous took on a new role as training ship during the winter periods for the next few years .
10 The fences were put in order , the fields were top-dressed with necessary fertilisers , and even Matt took on a new lease of life .
11 When the hue and cry died down , there was nothing Charlton could do to prevent Lawrence taking on a new challenge .
12 Meanwhile , the Dak took on a new role in 1948 , as the mount of 60 Squadron , being used for two years on a nationwide aerial survey .
13 At the tender age of 23 Harry strolled out at Feethams to take on the legendary West Indian all-rounder Learie Constantine .
14 The difficulties and tensions of undertaking developmental work once CMHTs take on a normal caseload were amply illustrated by many members of ‘ traditional ’ CMHTs ( casework and co-ordination ) who attended seminars organized during the course of the research ( Grant et al . ,
15 FIESTA takes on a new meaning at Sekers as those with Spanish holidays on their minds adjust to making fabrics for the car instead .
16 ROS takes on a shifty look . )
17 Comedian Mel Smith took on the daunting role of Inspector Morose — a parody of John Thaw 's more famous Inspector Morse — in an advertising campaign launched today .
18 Mambo Leo took on a new importance in the 1950s , when the Government hoped it would help stave off the march of nationalism .
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