Example sentences of "[vb pp] on as a [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dummies have since caught on as a fashion accessory at raves , but whether the trend was sparked by the emergence of Ketamine , or whether it 's just a way to keep the burning under control , is lost to myth and drug folklore . |
| 2 | If Dire Straits had n't been so successful , would you have carried on as a circuit band , or would you have gone back to teaching or journalism ? |
| 3 | It can be looked on as a discussion document and its coincidence with the real world is verified in discussions with the various users . |
| 4 | I sang in the choir at chapel and was called on as a boy soprano for various local concerts or for a solo or two at Bude parish church . |
| 5 | After she left at 16 she got a job in a pub but became interested in nursing as a career , being taken on as a trainee student nurse three years later . |
| 6 | Mendoros joined in the early days , taken on as a quality engineer by GE acting on behalf of HAI . |
| 7 | The Sheffield Wednesday striker was livid at finding himself back on the bench just 28 minutes after being sent on as a second-half substitute at Norwich on Saturday . |