Example sentences of "catch on as a " in BNC.

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1 I confess I can not really see worm watching catching on as a mass pursuit with worm watcher clubs and organised field visits , but I did hear of an infants ' school where the worm has joined the tadpole as a creature for study .
2 As a proper noun standing for the state of being modern it has never really caught on as a popular word in everyday speech .
3 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 .
4 Nearly 100,000 TR6s were built over the next 7 years and 90% went to America , where it caught on as a winner on road and track .
5 Nearly 100,000 TR6s were built over the next 7 years and 90% went to America , where it caught on as a winner on road and track .
6 While I agree that worm watching will probably never catch on as a mass pursuit , something well known here in Cornwall is to observe seagulls tap dancing on the lawn after rain .
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