Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] on a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | tell me about taking bearings , what do you do , let's give you an example , of some bearings to take , erm , and then you can tell me what you 're doing , so there 's a point there , and we 'll call that erm , P , just to be awkward , now let's say what we 'll do , this is what we 'll d , this is a typical problem in fact , erm , I 'll even draw that line on for you to start with , yeah , here 's the problem , a ship is sailing due North , okay , and when it 's at the point of A it takes a bearing on the lighthouse , so the lighthouse is somewhere , do n't know where it is , but bearing of L from A is forty five degrees , and the bearing of L from B , which is when the ship has sailed on a lot further |
| 2 | And I think you 've got ta address my doubts because if I have doubts how am I going to stand in front of members and say hang on a minute , I can give you all of these answers , I can tell you what unison 's going to be like and this is what 's been decided , now come back to me and give me your fears , give me your doubts and I 'll go and take them on to represent you . |
| 3 | Well if you rung you could always say oh I 'll have to go cos somebody at the door if she starts going on a bit long . |
| 4 | For me , however , circumstances have changed somewhat since my first love affair with the States and my fascination has taken on a maturity that matches my years and experiences on the North American continent . |
| 5 | The agreement marks the first time Nato has taken on a mission beyond its borders since the alliance was founded in 1949 . |
| 6 | He has taken on a personality , like those crackpots who claim to have been reincarnated , from another culture . |
| 7 | ACTOR Roy Barraclough has taken on a role that 's right up his street — as Sherlock Holmes ' bumbling sidekick Watson . |
| 8 | Tamati has taken on a lot but life from here should not be dull for Salford 's long-suffering support . |
| 9 | But for the moment , it seems he is n't the luxury most women want to take on a desert island with them . |
| 10 | You know , nobody wants to take on a girl ! |
| 11 | His best friend did not go to the funeral because he had already decided to go on a day trip to France ! |
| 12 | And er when you 'd got on a bit you delivered the baby but the midwife was there to see you did n't make any mistakes and , and really to t teach you to do it . |
| 13 | What happened to all these girlfriends and this person that had phoned up on Stephen phoned up er it 's Wednesday right , and Stephen phoned up Tuesday and twenty five to eleven and says can I talk to Stephen , says hang on a minute who is it ? |
| 14 | As I said God did n't leave it like that , because God did in Jesus Christ what we could never do for ourselves , you see you and I at times we felt that I , I want to be different from that and we , and we pushed against one of these pressures and so that we pushed it out a wee bit , but as we 've pushed there it 's come back in somewhere else and as we 've stopped pushing and we 've gone to another bit so that first that has become , has come back as it was and we spend our lives perhaps running around trying to get the circle back again , it 's an impossible task , we ca n't do it , we spend our whole lives in the frustration things and we , and we start blaming on things , if only that situation was different , if only those circumstances were different , but it 's far , far , far more fundamental than that and we 've got ta come to the place where we say well I ca n't do any thing about it , I 've tried my hardest , but I ca n't do it , and that 's where God comes and says hang on a minute I 'll do it for you and that 's what he did in Jesus Christ , he did for us what we could n't do for ourselves , the bible tells us that Christ is the perfect image of God , it 's in Colossians one fifteen and just er full verses further on in verse nineteen it says in him all the fullness of God , in Jesus , all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell and so in Christ God 's son , God dealt with the problem of sin which had caused that twisting and that warping and that distortion , your life and in my life , that which spoiled his image in us he created us in his image , but you 've only got to look at people today , you 've only got to look at ourselves , see , where is the image of God , is that what God is like , jealous , filled with anger , bitterness , envy , is that what God is like , unclean thinking , is that what God is like that 's not his image , but he created us in his image perfect and what Jesus Christ did on the cross , is to restore that image , that original image in you and me , to recreate us in the image of God , so in |
| 15 | ‘ Well , I 've decided to stay on a bit to settle him . ’ |
| 16 | Perhaps this is because they really are wanting or perhaps it is because the professional refuses to take on a role that the parents want but that he or she thinks unsuitable . |
| 17 | Yeah the board in it 's wisdom looking at the financial situation decided to take on a policy which actually prohibited the use of the studio theatre by professional companies and I think that 's reduced the actual use of that facility . |
| 18 | The loose skin of Vologsky 's cheeks and lower chin quivered under the increasing pull of the G-force and his entire body seemed to take on a couple of stone in extra weight . |
| 19 | Maggie put her hands up to push him away but as soon as they touched his skin her palms seemed to take on a life of their own , moving over the strong muscles , her fingers wanting to curl in the crisp black hair that lightly covered his chest . |
| 20 | Yeah because he 's got to go on a month 's course for a start , for just general and then we 've got to try and find him a a week 's course somewhere as A L O , I do n't know where but er in that time . |
| 21 | I would like to pass on a theory concerning the behaviour of the Long Spined Porcupine Puffer , Diodon holocanthus . |
| 22 | I do n't suggest that I think I should keep going on a year by year basis . |
| 23 | Look hang on a minute dog ! |
| 24 | Characteristic of his style is his intensely naturalistic carving of man and nature ; the carved drapery folds seem to take on a life of their own . |
| 25 | Then they seem to take on a mind of their own , then they become positively malignant ! ’ |
| 26 | She crept stealthily along the gallery , not daring to put on a light in case she should wake Luke , past his room , feeling carefully in the half-darkness . |
| 27 | As with Diana 's romance , events began to take on a momentum of their own . |
| 28 | Anyone wishing to take on a franchise can ask the BFA for help and advice : |
| 29 | Oh sorry , was I beginning to bang on a bit ? ’ |
| 30 | So you 'll have to put on a bit more flesh if you want filmstar legs . |