Example sentences of "[verb] on the [noun prp] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There would be no one to carry on the Drennan name , no one to inherit his land . |
| 2 | Truman 's new secretary of state , James F. Byrnes , was at first serenely confident that he could carry on the Roosevelt approach to Stalin with the American nuclear monopoly in reserve in his " hip pocket " , and with no automatic supporting role for the British . |
| 3 | She weighed 71b 12oz and while her father expressed his delight at a ‘ perfect physical specimen ’ there was no hiding the sense of anticlimax , if not downright disappointment , in the family that the new arrival was not the longed-for male heir who would carry on the Spencer name . |
| 4 | She will be greatly missed by the Society though her daughter Debbie will be staying on in England and will carry on the Langford teaching tradition . |
| 5 | AIDS victims who deliberately pass on the HIV virus will not face criminal charges , it was announced yesterday . |
| 6 | As soon as Maastricht comes into force , the commission and Belgium , which takes on the EC presidency next month , intend to work however many hours a week it takes to push through the works-council directive . |
| 7 | And though previous Starlings singles were pretty much pallid takes on the Mary Chain 's one wonderful trick , the screwed-up-sex prowl of ‘ Sick Puppy ’ radically twists — and improves — on old attempts by pushing the ominous bass and sliding beat upfront and not really bothering with guitars at all . |
| 8 | Immediately after the election Lafontaine announced that he was returning to his post as Saarland Minister President , and would not take on the SPD party or parliamentary group leadership . |
| 9 | Angelica switched on the Cona machine and Adele brought an extra chair . |
| 10 | Taylor is obviously full of anticipation as he embarks on the most important year since taking on the England job . |
| 11 | Taking on the Runcorn betting shop cashier is Charlton 's Steve Gritt who gets a 20-metre start . |
| 12 | John Bowley , or Bowyer , a shot maker who took on the Hartfield steel forge in 1525 , might have been related to either Valentine or Nicholas Bowyer ( land £2 and £3 respectively ) . |
| 13 | They demanded that no action be taken on the SED-PDS proposal , involving creation of a new Office for the Protection of the Constitution , until after the general election . |
| 14 | Scrum-half Ant Strachan ( centre ) and flanker Paul Henderson ( left ) take on the Ireland defence , while John Kirwan — one of the few World Cup players to prosper under Mains ' regime — looks to support . |
| 15 | His constant flow of crosses and ability to take on the Southampton defence created sufficient openings for United to have transformed their domination into goals . |
| 16 | He wanted to take on the Glamorgan job again , whenever Butcher may decide to retire , and he was pleased to be thought a contender to take England to India if , as is expected , Graham Gooch opts out . |
| 17 | He left no natural successor to take on the Nehru mantle . |
| 18 | Pegasus did n't win their first short corner of the game until the 28th minute , and that was down to Nadine Long , who at times was the only forward prepared to take on the Portadown defence . |
| 19 | The sixth came after young Sarah Wade sneaked in to take on the Stockton defence in style . |
| 20 | Countries with suitable slalom sites but no suitable WWR courses would then be able to host events and smaller countries prepared to take on the WWR event but not the larger slalom event would be able to make contributions . |