Example sentences of "she [vb past] on a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suddenly she switched on a yellow lamp that stood by her on the table and moved the snake-like stem so that Larry 's face was spotlighted as if on stage . |
| 2 | She took on a black lad and because she did that she was ostracised from the rest of the community . |
| 3 | When he started school , she only had to look after him before school started and after it finished , so she took on a part-time job as a lunch-time playground supervisor at the same school . |
| 4 | She put on a great act , pretending to be heartbroken and begging for a chance to restart our relationship , but shortly after she 'd gained access to the apartment there was a phone call . |
| 5 | She put on a passable imitation of a BBC accent . |
| 6 | She put on a brave show when she was tried in New York last year in connection with some property deals . |
| 7 | In the Commissioner 's office she put on a brave front . |
| 8 | Then she put on a white crash helmet , climbed into her kart and roared off at the Playscape circuit in Clapham , South London . |
| 9 | She put on a calm face . |
| 10 | She put on a red petticoat first , then a black dress , and a white veil over the dress . |