Example sentences of "take on the [adj] [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the character of Harlequin , the Comic Lover , had become familiar in England he was quickly promoted to lead the pantomimes ; nowhere in ballet does he rise to more commanding heights than as Captain Belaye in Cranko , s Pineapple Poll , where he takes on the superior airs and manners of the British Navy and becomes the apple of every girl 's eye . |
| 2 | Either way , it was asserted , the cost would approach £350 million and the whole project could take on the same proportions as providing London with its third airport . |
| 3 | If you take on the big issues and the people wo n't follow , then at least you can say you have tried . ’ |
| 4 | But I do n't worry about being a loser — if you take on the big issues and the people wo n't follow , then at least you can say you have tried |
| 5 | Jesus had come to Jerusalem , the capital of Judaism to take on the religious authorities and at this point in time in this Gospel it looks like he 's lost , gon na be dead in a couple of days . |
| 6 | Having cowed the trade unions , we can see that the next step was to take on the local authorities and the poor . |