Example sentences of "take [adv] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I could I could er I could probably take on that task if you wish , cos it 's easy enough to actually write letters to people , cos I can just ask my secretary to do that . |
| 2 | The manager may take on that role but the new volunteers may find that they lack support as the manager is likely to be too busy with other duties to carry out the in-bureau training task thoroughly . |
| 3 | within the department without having to really take on extra ones . |
| 4 | Get set : Marathon runners will take on four-legged competition in a long distance run at Llanwyrtyd Wells , Powys . |
| 5 | The vocabulary of evaluation , especially praise , is so heavily used in speech — including in HYPERBOLE , or exaggerated forms — that it can take on surprising effects in more formal , written contexts . |
| 6 | In addition , Invesco will take on European shares , while Gartmore accepts foreign shares , UK gilts and holdings in offshore funds . |
| 7 | In general , it has been accepted that people can take on part-time work in this way if it has not been their usual employment pattern . |
| 8 | In general , it has been accepted that people can take on part-time work in this way if it has not been their usual employment pattern . |
| 9 | In general , it has been accepted that people can take on part-time work in this way if it has not been their usual employment pattern . |
| 10 | But the Merc 420Se , due to be replaced by the new S-class , can still take on all comers and hold its own . |
| 11 | I 'd take on all comers , especially when I was broke . |
| 12 | Thus accoutred , she could take on all comers . |
| 13 | Single figures on their own can mean very little but compared with other sets of figures , they can take on greater significance . |
| 14 | Activities associated with adjusting income/expenditure would take on greater importance , and would be related to defined shortfalls in resource needs . |
| 15 | And there are others which can take on theological dimensions . |
| 16 | Large political conflicts do take on informational overtones . |
| 17 | ‘ Rational ’ — a word that can take on various meanings and get one into all sorts of trouble — is here being used to describe those models that ignore organizational behaviour and suggest that the decision-maker has near-perfect knowledge , power and insight , needing merely to conduct the necessary analysis and implement it . |
| 18 | Though a day with his son-in-law , Miles , could take on certain qualities of a penance . |
| 19 | To think that he , a mere footie fan whose main worry used to be which trainers to don for the teen-mag centrespread , should bravely take on lyrical biggies like politics , passion , life , death , apathy , religion , hope , irony and despair . |
| 20 | These are limited ( although boards can take on additional functions through negotiation with their education authority ) . |
| 21 | As time goes on , our membership and our finances will decide when we can take on full-time officials . |
| 22 | Following his departure , will take on overall responsibility for the management of Courtaulds Health Environment and Safety Services ( CHESS ) . |
| 23 | Knuth has shown that this will take on average O ( log2 n / log2 m ) iterations , where n is the size of the lexicon and m is the order of the trie . |
| 24 | I do take on , I do take on one point that the Conservatives have begun to raise to make in their in their motion which what we do n't want is another heavy tier of bur bureaucracy . |
| 25 | Strange , she 'd think , the way life could sometimes go — how you 'd take on one humiliation simply in order to avoid another , and reckon yourself ahead . |
| 26 | Grands jetés en avant require a spring onwards from one foot to the other and can take on many forms . |
| 27 | If we do take on such students what about improved links with hospital and psychiatric services ? |
| 28 | Ladbrokes accepted the bet without hesitation but claimed afterwards that their rules clearly state they ca n't take on such wagers . |
| 29 | If the purchaser does not take on such persons and they are subsequently shown to be employees , they will be protected by the Transfer Regulations and the purchaser will be liable for any costs of redundancy or dismissal . |
| 30 | Karen reported on a meeting convened by Jenny Borden on consultation on management involving 11 people mostly from Aid Sector : in this meeting Jenny mentioned that no more grades would be created , training should be related to a person 's job only and staff should n't take on other tasks not included in their job description which would lead to dissatisfaction of salary level . |