Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , I told myself , the success of Aunt Louise and me living together hung on such fragile things as unselfishness and the making of adjustments ; and with shame I led my thoughts towards all those people living squashed together in real discomfort and privation . |
| 2 | As the pain became more intense there was less and less space for his mind to wander over things , undone things that suddenly took on ridiculous and unrealistic urgency , but his thoughts were still churning with his innards and he could not keep out stray fragments of enacted scenes any more than he could stop the brilliant black fish from swimming in the air past his eyes . |
| 3 | Pioneering NHS industrial units in large hospitals thus took on subcontracted work from local factories . |
| 4 | He gradually took on full-time work in the same company , and gained three promotions within a year . |
| 5 | Mahmoud , of course , as a Moslem , did not drink alcohol , and Owen , who habitually took on protective colouring , fell into line without thinking . |
| 6 | Before people could generally read , learning was by word of mouth and much took place in the countryside along the paths , particular truths being imparted at certain places , which thereby took on special significance . |
| 7 | This produced a laugh which unfortunately brought on such a fit of coughing that Wilson was obliged to put Pilade down and attend to the invalid as though she were still her maid . |