Example sentences of "[vb past] take on an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had dropped down on to one knee and with head bowed seemed to be pushing at the trolley before him , which for some reason had taken on an obstinate immobility . |
| 2 | His status by that time had taken on an additional dimension : ‘ When Johnson battered a white man to his knees , he was a symbolic black man taking out his revenge on all whites for a lifetime of indignities ’ ( Gillmore , 1975 , p.5 ) . |
| 3 | The ‘ Coach Fund ’ was heavily subscribed ; Crawford had taken on an extensive schedule which saw him coaching his protégés ( ‘ Crawford 's Colts ’ ) four evenings a week at Carisbrook , and coaching at the Boys ' High School twice a week . |
| 4 | His eyes had immediately darkened , and his entire body had taken on an aggressive stance . |
| 5 | By the mid-1950s the Cold War had taken on an inexorable logic in Europe , which made divisions hard to break down . |
| 6 | Pete was beginning to think that the party had taken on an unpleasant edge . |