Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Take for example the allusive references to the human body found in Helen Chadwick 's ‘ Nostalgie de la Boue ’ ( 1990 ) which takes on added resonance due to the visceral nature of the imagery : ‘ boue ’ is mud but also the mud of the unregenerate body that both Bakhtin and Foucault believe the bourgeoisie censor out of culture . |
2 | Irrespective of the style of the piece , all music creates tension and release ( dissonance and consonance ) which brings on different emotions in its audience . |
3 | Her art is most successful when she takes on archetypal roles and makes her audience aware , simultaneously , of how immediately recognizable , widely shared and transparently obvious these roles are . |
4 | Anyone who takes on public duties sets himself up for attack , and in Rees-Mogg 's case , the succession of posts was dizzying . |
5 | often , it takes months of phone calls before you have completed your ‘ hit list ’ , and I would suggest that whoever takes on this job should have a very carefree and optimistic attitude . |
6 | Rushing , rushing , traffic from morning to night : it goes on twenty-four hours a day . |
7 | It hangs on that sort of knife-edge . |
8 | The reigning world chess champion , Gary Kasparov , will demonstrate his prowess in London on Wednesday when he takes on 100 contestants simultaneously in a charity chess match . |