Example sentences of "[noun] took [adv prt] [art] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were climbing quite rapidly and soon Maggie 's eyes took on a very troubled look . |
| 2 | Glancing over the line as it arced over the lake , her eyes took on a faintly emerald glow . |
| 3 | In America , where there was a comparative absence of a long term aristocracy , these social hierarchies took on a particularly strong pecuniary emphasis . |
| 4 | The American film industry took on a more highly integrated personality and its package of entertainment now universally referred to as ‘ Hollywood ’ moved into a position of cultural dominance in America itself and into a position not far short of that in other English-speaking countries . |
| 5 | By the start of the 1990 season membership had increased to twenty and the club took on a more professional approach . |
| 6 | For this reason , the dictatorship of the proletariat took on a typically colonialist aspect . |
| 7 | When the pair of huge horses made their way past the front of the Manor , where the family stood on the steps to watch , the glow of the setting sun was almost gone and in the eerie after-glow the scene took on an almost pagan air . |
| 8 | The night creatures which had drifted through the streets were no more , and the market stalls and poverty-stricken beggars took on the more comforting image of a capital apparently little changed since Blake 's day . |
| 9 | Immediately the room took on a more homely , comfortable appearance . |
| 10 | If there were space travellers on this planet , and it seemed that there were , their forward flight through the wastes took on a more logical purpose than the pursuance of a prophecy from a discod sleeve . |
| 11 | The whole jape took on a rather serious complexion when the police refused to accept that it was all a joke . |
| 12 | Relations took on a more positive tone in 1989 when the leader of the City Council returned to the Board , reflecting the reconstituted Labour group 's more pragmatic policy of forming alliances with government and the private sector . |
| 13 | Accordingly , the subject that studied such phenomena took on a strongly normative , prescriptive character . |
| 14 | On Wednesday mornings the Piazza Garibaldi took on a completely different aspect : it was monopolized from an early hour by farmers who came to town to sell their livestock in the Mereato del Bestiame on the outskirts of the city . |
| 15 | He paused for a moment before speaking again , when his voice took on a slightly wheedling tone . |
| 16 | Nicolo 's voice took on an almost perfect New York accent . |
| 17 | When the police raided the manse of fellow-minister , Morris Mackenzie , in South Ronaldsay on Wednesday 27 February , their concern took on a very personal edge , |
| 18 | Robyn determinedly altered her lifestyle over the next few weeks and Anne 's face took on a less worried appearance . |
| 19 | When she spoke again her voice was calm , more composed , and Anne 's face took on a less worried appearance . |
| 20 | His face took on a more pleasing expression , the immense frown being jacked upwards into an insouciant grin . |
| 21 | James took on the rather unglamorous task of editing the party paper , ‘ The Nation ’ and , almost single-handedly , established the paper 's reputation and prestige throughout the West Indies . |
| 22 | So lawyer C took on a notoriously troublesome client — and indeed , found a satisfactory way of handling the client himself , as well as his many debts and difficulties ! |
| 23 | Khalid bin Muhammad al-Anqari took over the hitherto vacant portfolio of Higher Education , and was replaced as Minister for Municipal and Rural Affairs by Muhammad bin Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah bin Hasan al-Shaikh . |