Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb -s] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In some cultures the mother proceeds to the status of a matriarch , when she takes on the authority of mother to the whole extended family or tribe . |
| 2 | She switches on the light . |
| 3 | Impressively placed and considerably exposed , it hangs on the vertical right wall of the corner with a straight drop to North-West Gully , an uninterrupted 150ft ( 45m ) below . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Notice that it takes on the formatting contained in the paragraph mark that follows it . |
| 6 | It reads as a separate vertical volume and without being an actual pedestal , it takes on the function of a pedestal . |
| 7 | When the character of Harlequin , the Comic Lover , had become familiar in England he was quickly promoted to lead the pantomimes ; nowhere in ballet does he rise to more commanding heights than as Captain Belaye in Cranko , s Pineapple Poll , where he takes on the superior airs and manners of the British Navy and becomes the apple of every girl 's eye . |
| 8 | Often he takes on the legs-apart , guitar pose with Solowka mirroring his every move while massive grins threaten to slice their faces in two . |
| 9 | He takes on the role as band spokesman with relish and enjoys being interviewed , whether it be with the NME or a fanzine about to make its first appearance . |
| 10 | ‘ It all depends on how he ( Brand ) plays , ’ said the Spanish star , delighted to be back in contention a week after finishing second in Switzerland and two weeks before he takes on the Americans in the Ryder Cup again . |
| 11 | As Wilfred Owen moves into the second stanza he takes on the bigger issue of what he is really trying to say . |
| 12 | ( 7 ) so can he , but the main point about this system is the strain it puts on the other players |
| 13 | He switches on the interior light and picks up a bundle from the passenger seat . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ You plug it in when you go away and it switches on the light for you at the same time every evening , and switches it off too . |
| 16 | Then we would visualise an alarm clock with carrots for fingers and imagine that when the alarm goes off it switches on the television set . |
| 17 | As part of its Micro 2000 vision — which will take its iAPX-86 family up to the end of the millennium ( UX No 289 ) — Intel Corp is now openly talking about announcing the P6 , yes , folks , the P6 at the end of next year , three quarters after it brings on the P5 . |