Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What , you may ask , has brought on this fit of choler on my part ? |
| 2 | Since the powers of the European Parliament were enhanced by the Single European Act in July 1987 , lobbying of MEPs and the European Parliament 's committees has taken on new significance . |
| 3 | Empowerment , which has its roots in the US , has taken on new significance recently as American corporations try to find a way to compete more effectively with the Japanese . |
| 4 | Contact has also been made with the Home Affairs Select Committee which has taken on new responsibilities of interest to the Bar , including legal aid . |
| 5 | The nationwide protest against the Poll Tax has taken on historic proportions . |
| 6 | Martin Hardwidge , the General Secretary , left in April and Stuart Waddington has taken on that role . |
| 7 | Visa records do not yet appear to have long-term reusable value , whereas 20th Century-Fox 's Movietone film has taken on such value . |
| 8 | With the development of New Technology , in-house training by Industry has been better facilitated and has taken on increased importance . |
| 9 | The Community has taken on additional powers , particularly in the foreign policy and security area , and has expanded the role of qualified majority voting . |
| 10 | The village Neighbourhood Watch scheme is now fully operational , thanks to Clifford Watts who has taken on overall responsibility . |
| 11 | When not being a mother or supportive wife , she has taken on numerous appointments in areas that interest her . |
| 12 | The site of the garden has taken on special significance since A Morbid Taste for Bones , by Ellis Peters , was published in 1977 . |
| 13 | Tail whisking is one of the movements which has taken on expressive value , becoming emancipated from its original function of removing flies : horses whisk their tails at anything they want to remove from their vicinity , such as other horses , inept grooms or riders , or even irritating conditions such as being confined or tied up . |
| 14 | Ann Davies , who set up and catalogued WACC 's library , has taken on broader responsibilities in relation to WACC 's Forum Programme . |
| 15 | Prompt recovery from the effects of jetlag has taken on added importance given the rescheduling of events . |
| 16 | It has always been a busy committee but especially so in the last year or two , not least because it has taken on more responsibility . |
| 17 | As a result , he has taken on more staff in the region . |
| 18 | In many ways I wish we 'd taken on that girl now who we saw right at the very beginning with |
| 19 | The alarm in Leeming 's face was obvious ; the confusion that followed brought on another bout of coughing . |
| 20 | But Dawn , you should have carried on that course man . |
| 21 | No one seems to have asked whether the Staff College could have taken on this job , but then again such anti-intellectualism is apparent even in the Bramshill Scholars ' Association . |
| 22 | Better chance of fish at Barry Docks where flounder and pouting taken on light tackle . |
| 23 | You see , Miss Williams — or should I make that Fran , so that I can get used to calling you that ? — I could n't very well tell the police what had gone on last night , so I improvised . |
| 24 | Yeah they 've taken on extra staff |
| 25 | With the advent of the Youth Training Scheme ( started in 1983 ) one or two of the dairy farmers had taken on 16 year olds for the one year of the Scheme to lessen their own work load . |
| 26 | They had taken on extra teaching staff . |
| 27 | The final straw , as it were , came when we were back home : none of the photographs we had taken on that day came out . |
| 28 | The additional possibility that , having acquired Libyan nationality , they could take partnership with their employers , would have frustrated the intention of at least one employer who had taken on foreign labour to protect his enterprise from socialism . |
| 29 | Consensys had taken on Interactive System Corp and SunSoft Inc refugee Doug Miller as vice president of European sales . |
| 30 | She said , " Philip , I know that if you had taken on this job on a business basis you would have had to charge hundreds . |