Example sentences of "[vb base] taken on [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Welcome back : Coming up shortly , the ghostwatchers who 've taken on a whole houseful of spirits . |
| 2 | What Butthole Surfers have done , what made and makes them so crucial , is that they 've taken on the sonic possibilities bequeathed still unexplored and underdeveloped by acid rock but have jettisoned many of the disabling attitudes that originally trammelled that music — sophistication , expertise , the counter-cultural impulse to edify . |
| 3 | ‘ You have taken on a great responsibility , ’ the turtle told her . |
| 4 | The recruits themselves have taken on a new air of self-confidence . |
| 5 | Undeniably the birth certificates of such as Jeff Probyn , Wade Dooley , Mike Teague and Peter Winterbottom have taken on a new significance since 4.30pm on Saturday . |
| 6 | FIVE war veterans have taken on a new challenge producing a regular news booklet for their fellow medal holders . |
| 7 | Even though the certificates have taken on a different appearance , their structure remains the same . |
| 8 | I suspect it is no accident the politics of the times seems to parallel the growing toughness of the police image , or that the police have taken on an increasing resemblance to the black-clothed enemies of goodness who sprinkle the popular science fantasy films such as Star Wars , Superman , and the like . |
| 9 | Preparations for bonfire night have taken on an extra sparkle at one Kincardine school . |
| 10 | They have taken on the single-seat Broburn Wanderlust sailplane stored since the mid-1940s at Farnborough , Hants . |
| 11 | Multico have taken on the British marketing rights for the Delta range of machinery . |