Example sentences of "it [verb] on [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clearly it takes on a further significance in the context of the discussion in this paper . |
| 2 | The famous Chapter 5 of the first book , which deals with the transformation of labour from a stage where it is a ‘ part of life ’ to a stage under capitalism when it takes on the imaginary form of a thing separate from the labourer , when it can be bought and sold , is worked out in Formen , in the discussion of tribal , oriental , and ancient societies which it contains . |
| 3 | Obviously , when sport offers itself as one of the few accessible routes away from deprivation , as it was to the early slaves , it takes on an attractive quality . |
| 4 | The loco remained in service until 1947 but those final years saw it take on a neglected appearance but it remained at Gorton intact until 1950 . |
| 5 | But it took on an extra role during the Gulf War , when it was flown in tandem with Tornados . |
| 6 | ( 7 ) so can he , but the main point about this system is the strain it puts on the other players |
| 7 | From the fact that it was chosen by lot , with the further provision that no one might serve on it more than two years in his life , it is clear that the Athenians of the fifth and fourth centuries intended that the council should have no chance of developing a corporate sense , which would enable it to take on an independent life , and wished it to be merely a fair sample of the Athenian people , whose views would naturally coincide with those of the people . |
| 8 | Gain says the acquisition positions it to take on the full scope of designing , building and delivering large-scale multimedia systems . |
| 9 | If the vehicle should become stationary , the timer is allowed to run and , after one minute , it switches on the flasher circuit to operate the l.e.d . |