Example sentences of "took on [art] [adj] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Around this time Heather took on a philosophical mood and confided all she wanted out of life was ‘ to be on dry land with a dry pair of knickers , clean teeth and to be able to wash in fresh water ’ . |
| 2 | Her smile took on a strange quality as she surveyed the bracelet at arm 's length . |
| 3 | For some time before this heavy clouds had increased and in the west the sky had become a dense purplish-black , a range of mountainous cumulus against which the outlines of buildings took on a curious clarity and the trees stood out livid and sickly bright . |
| 4 | Running and sport took on a new emphasis as it was the only way to keep warm . |
| 5 | However , the golf reports took on a new look when supplied by Jack Webb in the two or three years before his death . |
| 6 | Suddenly , this had become a special event and Lewis knew it , for his playing took on a new intensity as he began to alternate between rock ‘ n ’ roll classics from his early career back in the Fifties Sun era to later country material . |
| 7 | Grigorovich 's simplistic , ideological heroes took on a new dimension when danced with such dramatic appeal , with such virility , such fabulous jumps . |
| 8 | Every object I looked at took on a new form and turned into ugly monsters . |
| 9 | With rain keeping both teams off the pitch for long periods , the ‘ corridor of uncertainty ’ took on a new meaning as Keith Fletcher commuted between the two teams ' dressing-rooms , unsure of where his priorities as coach lay . |
| 10 | Fund-raising took on a new meaning and a massive mail-out was undertaken to companies , councils , tourist boards , charitable trusts etc . |
| 11 | These forums had been held before the move was considered to provide lines of communication between management and staff but , the company notes , these meetings took on a new usefulness when the relocation was announced . |
| 12 | Our conversation , previously animated , took on a dogged silence as we climbed up the final leg . |
| 13 | How many of us can say that someone changed when they took on a certain job or changed when something happened at work . |
| 14 | His eyes took on a dreamy expression and by the time I had intoned " Archibald , Marshall , English , Mc Phail and Morton , " there was something near to a wistful smile on his lips . |
| 15 | Both it and the Tories took on a joint gamble when the Sun talked up the ‘ independence in Europe ’ line . |
| 16 | These , er , workers ’ — his voice took on a faint sneer as he said the word — ‘ these workers suggest that most human behavior is learned , that we are controlled in our actions not by our inheritance but by what happens to us after birth . |
| 17 | She took on a black lad and because she did that she was ostracised from the rest of the community . |
| 18 | Nellie 's face took on a hard look as she walked beside him along the tiled corridor . |
| 19 | For the next half hour the rehearsals took on a sudden lift and everyone began to dare to try things out without feeling foolish . |
| 20 | It changed as the Dornier accelerated away from them , and took on a rhythmic throbbing as it left the ground . |
| 21 | Relations with western Europe thus took on a high profile and Finland was among the EFTA countries seeking to negotiate with the European Communities ( EC ) a single European Economic Area [ see pp. 38307 ; 38353 ; 38 ] . |
| 22 | There was the gleam of a Marat in his eyes , and his eloquence took on a Satanic ring when he invoked the rising wrath of his colleagues against the festering scum that by cowardice and sloth had reduced the British Empire to a moribund thing , in peril of annihilation . |
| 23 | Here his voice took on a devious note and his eyes slanted so that all light and expression were shut out . |
| 24 | The light took on a green tinge and a drunk |
| 25 | Earlier this year , however , the same task took on an extraordinary aspect when he delivered much-needed supplies to Zagreb in Croatia . |