Example sentences of "[verb] on his [num ord] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 Wolfgang intended to write an opera for Paris , but Leopold warned him to study the national taste first , since his reputation would hang on his first piece .
2 Donegall 's Tom Irvine takes on his first role in international management with the coaching duties being undertaken by Conor Sheridan from Marian .
3 When Charlton took on his last club job at Newcastle , midfielder John Trewick asked about one-twos , which had been encouraged by former boss Arthur Cox .
4 My new mother-in-law , Martha , has worked long and hard for many months to prepare this wonderful occasion , all the little details such as these beautiful flower/cake decorations were planned by her , and my father-in-law has taken on his second mortgage without complaint , like the good-natured man he is .
5 She had first had her suspicions years before when he had sent her a photograph taken on his twenty-first birthday .
  Next page