Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] on a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That humble little abode for plant pots , trowels and gro-bags has suddenly taken on a new meaning in the light of the latest Sunday night shocker Lady Chatterley . |
| 2 | And then I met someone from the Kaplan galleries which showed thinking bishops in their robes such as you see in the windows of the galleries in St James'/ The gallery had just taken on a new director and were proposing to show modern art — people like Tinguely and Marcelle Cahn who at that time were n't known . |
| 3 | If you have ever switched on a personal stereo full blast , you will have some idea what it feels like . |
| 4 | Cicely put on a cheerful expression and tactfully , as though thinking to leave the newly engaged couple to say goodnight in private , she smiled , ‘ If you 'll excuse us , Leith , Guthrie and I always go and check on the horses before we go up to bed . |
| 5 | While the royals had decided to staunchly put on a united front as best they could , 70 miles away Diana refused to attend one of the two public services in village churches near the estate . |
| 6 | If she had been Nick she would have cried , or at least put on a hurt face . |
| 7 | Of course I had n't bargained on technology , because once the hide is cut to size and checked for blemishes it 's actually put on a cutting form and sent through a roller press . |