Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What , you may ask , has brought on this fit of choler on my part ? |
| 2 | Since the powers of the European Parliament were enhanced by the Single European Act in July 1987 , lobbying of MEPs and the European Parliament 's committees has taken on new significance . |
| 3 | Empowerment , which has its roots in the US , has taken on new significance recently as American corporations try to find a way to compete more effectively with the Japanese . |
| 4 | Contact has also been made with the Home Affairs Select Committee which has taken on new responsibilities of interest to the Bar , including legal aid . |
| 5 | The Prodrive motor sport team in Banbury has taken on one of its most testing projects yet . |
| 6 | The nationwide protest against the Poll Tax has taken on historic proportions . |
| 7 | Martin Hardwidge , the General Secretary , left in April and Stuart Waddington has taken on that role . |
| 8 | The Leominster based Border Oak construction company — has taken on thirty two extra staff to help complete the six months contract . |
| 9 | Visa records do not yet appear to have long-term reusable value , whereas 20th Century-Fox 's Movietone film has taken on such value . |
| 10 | With the development of New Technology , in-house training by Industry has been better facilitated and has taken on increased importance . |
| 11 | Sherwood Computer Services Plc has taken on 34 key staff previously employed by Premier Systems ( London ) Plc , which has ceased trading ; finance director Charles Taylor said Sherwood had known the Oracle house quite well before trouble hit , and would gaining expertise in open systems development , support and consultancy ; Premier specialised in systems for large City investment and financial customers ; the staff will be completely integrated into Sherwood 's London headquarters , forming a separate unit within it , and their skills will complement the September 1992 acquisition of Consort Data Ltd ( CI No 2,017 ) ; Leicester-based Consort does back office systems for smaller than average regional brokers , so Sherwood can now look after both ends of the market ; it is keen to win over Premier 's former customer base , and expects to sign a number of new contracts shortly ; the group is looking at buying Premier 's assets when a liquidator is appointed . |
| 12 | The Community has taken on additional powers , particularly in the foreign policy and security area , and has expanded the role of qualified majority voting . |
| 13 | The village Neighbourhood Watch scheme is now fully operational , thanks to Clifford Watts who has taken on overall responsibility . |
| 14 | When not being a mother or supportive wife , she has taken on numerous appointments in areas that interest her . |
| 15 | Whitehead Mann has taken on some of the highest salaried job searches in Britain , comparable with Russell Reynolds ' recruiting of Bob Bauman for Beecham ; an assignment on behalf of a major British company looking for a chief executive to run their operations in Australia earned the firm £333 000 , according to the popular press ( on the basis that the successful candidate was to be paid an annual salary approaching £1m . ) . |
| 16 | The site of the garden has taken on special significance since A Morbid Taste for Bones , by Ellis Peters , was published in 1977 . |
| 17 | Tail whisking is one of the movements which has taken on expressive value , becoming emancipated from its original function of removing flies : horses whisk their tails at anything they want to remove from their vicinity , such as other horses , inept grooms or riders , or even irritating conditions such as being confined or tied up . |
| 18 | Ann Davies , who set up and catalogued WACC 's library , has taken on broader responsibilities in relation to WACC 's Forum Programme . |
| 19 | Prompt recovery from the effects of jetlag has taken on added importance given the rescheduling of events . |
| 20 | But he has never been busier and in the past year has taken on three full-time staff . |
| 21 | During the past couple of weeks , MMT has taken on three or four extra staff , and plans to add one a month for the foreseeable future , as needs dictate . |
| 22 | As well as bringing on the new foal , Margaret has taken on another exciting challenge . |
| 23 | As a result , he has taken on more staff in the region . |
| 24 | It has always been a busy committee but especially so in the last year or two , not least because it has taken on more responsibility . |
| 25 | In many ways I wish we 'd taken on that girl now who we saw right at the very beginning with |
| 26 | The alarm in Leeming 's face was obvious ; the confusion that followed brought on another bout of coughing . |
| 27 | But Dawn , you should have carried on that course man . |
| 28 | And did you think that Wilko should have brought on Batty to give the midfield a bit more ‘ bite ’ ( in place of Fairclough ? ) ? |
| 29 | The , the fro the top cover should have gone on first should it ? |
| 30 | No one seems to have asked whether the Staff College could have taken on this job , but then again such anti-intellectualism is apparent even in the Bramshill Scholars ' Association . |