Example sentences of "in [v-ing] on [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They have accepted the need to be flexible towards tenants who would have real difficulties in taking on a long-term lease , treating those nearing retirement with special consideration . |
| 2 | Clare asked Carolyn , casually , if she was interested in taking on a few hours a week . |
| 3 | Employees may feel a sense of powerlessness in taking on a large organization or it may be that advisers are more reluctant to take on large organizations . |
| 4 | They did not want to waste their time , effort , money and future chances in taking on an impregnable President . |
| 5 | However , the bank can also use an exchange traded futures contract to further reduce its risk in taking on the forward contract . |
| 6 | He understood now , all right , and there was some comfort in taking on the complete burden of guilt , a kind of purgative sense of martyrdom , not unrelated to self-pity . |
| 7 | At breakfast she found no difficulty in putting on a bright face , directing most of her attention to Matt , who , for some unknown reason , appeared to be in a gloomy mood , and who had little to say in response to her cheerful remarks . |
| 8 | Magistrates may have some difficulty in putting on an equal footing Social Services Departments , and the parents of children in care . |