Example sentences of "taking [adv prt] the role of " in BNC.
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| 1 | It certainly might have helped Diana to listen and learn from counselling sessions , where other couples ' problems are aired and discussed ; but there is no doubt that by taking on the role of patron at a time when the world was prophesying doom for her own marriage was an exceptionally brave thing for her to do . |
| 2 | Eleanor was assuming too much in taking on the role of possessive girlfriend . |
| 3 | ‘ If it had n't been for her courage and fortitude in going out there and taking on the role of investigator , private detective and motivator , those files would still be closed and the police would just have an unsolved case of a missing person . ’ |
| 4 | My separatist friends said I was selling out , and taking on the role of mother was just doing what the patriarchy had trained me for . |
| 5 | If the function is seen as the delivery of a service to carers and hence taking on the role of respite care rather than that of aiming for functional improvement then this could have import for the type of staff , ie specifically trained , ratio of staff and the drawing of expertise from other fields , ie occupational therapists . |
| 6 | Within a year , Pinchbeck was on his travels again , this time taking on the role of manager Exploitation with the Gulf of Mexico business unit in Houston , planning new deep water developments and reservoir management . |
| 7 | Well I do n't think you can expect the County Council and the structure plan authority to have an idea of where the allocations are going because that would be taking on the role of the local plan preparation authority . |
| 8 | By taking on the role of representing France , he also took on the nation 's internal contradictions and unresolved tensions . |
| 9 | Taking on the role of an Italian customs officer , she comes on board ship and tells the children that the authorities know about their activities . |
| 10 | I mean , what I was going to say , from what I 've picked up from some of the comments from some of the district , district councils ' consultation it makes me wonder if they 're capable of actually taking on the role of social services in joint commissioning . |
| 11 | ‘ The court must take a broad view of the decision and not allow itself to be bogged down in minutiae , or led into the error of taking over the role of a fact finding tribunal . |
| 12 | As early as 1788 the Marylebone Cricket Club revised the laws of the game , thus taking over the role of the celebrated Hambledon Club . |
| 13 | This is a process 114 The Computer-Based Design Process that enables the chief designer to communicate design concepts through to his team without taking up the role of a detail draughtsman , giving very effective utilization of design skills . |