Example sentences of "[vb -s] [to-vb] on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was another piece of good news yesterday with the announcement that BAe plans to take on apprentices again . |
| 2 | There was another piece of good news yesterday with the announcement that BAe plans to take on apprentices again . |
| 3 | The company ceases to carry on business . |
| 4 | The advantage of a Statutory Demand over the filing of a High Court writ or County Court summons is that it tends to bring on matters at a faster and more urgent rate . |
| 5 | COSE also has no time to go off on an invention tear , he said , if it aims to take on Microsoft Corp . |
| 6 | COSE also has no time to go off on an invention tear , he said , if it aims to take on Microsoft Corp . |
| 7 | This , of course , changes our perception of it , and it seems to take on characteristics such as ‘ temperamental ’ , ‘ dangerous when roused ’ , ‘ difficult to control ’ , and so on . |
| 8 | Pavilions also hopes to take on tumbledown listed buildings that local authorities have no use for . |
| 9 | It expects to take on debts of about £3 million . |
| 10 | The crystallisation of an earlier floating charge does not crystallise a subsequent floating charge since the subsequent chargee may pay off the earlier charge or agree to indemnify the company which continues to carry on business despite the crystallisation of the earlier charge with respect to any liability incurred towards the earlier chargee . |
| 11 | The caterpillar soon begins to put on weight . |