Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] on the job " in BNC.
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| 1 | WHEN John Boorman took on the job of co-editing this anthology , which is intended to be an annual event , and writing the chronicle of 1991 which comprises almost half its contents , he can not have imagined that he would be revealing so much about the reasons for his own creative decline . |
| 2 | Since she did n't seem willing to read the translation , Robert took on the job himself . |
| 3 | Beeren took on the job from Edy de Wilde in 1985 , before which he had been Director of the Museum Boymans van Beuningen in Rotterdam . |
| 4 | In January 1990 , Boohaker introduced Coleman to the Esseffs in California , and at Joe Esseff 's suggestion , Coleman took on the job of freelance public relations adviser and lobbyist for the CLAO . |
| 5 | Charles took on the job of improving Diana 's geography and also of teaching her the tricks of the trade — how to handle the different sorts of engagements , how to remember names and avoid missing or offending anyone , how to pace herself , how to address people , what sort of questions to ask and how to steer clear of banana skins . |
| 6 | Sharif-Emami took on the job twice , the second time in 1978 ; Mansur was assassinated in 1965 , like Razmara in 1951 ; Amir Abbas Hoveyda , who replaced Mansur , had a long run but was eased out in 1977 to give way to Amuzegar , a successful OPEC hawk as previous oil minister . |