Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] on [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Baldwin and Samuel said that they were willing to serve under the Prime Minister and render all help possible to carry on the Government as a National Emergency Government until an emergency bill or bills had been passed by Parliament , which would restore once more British credit and the confidence of foreigners . |
| 2 | The bronze was cast in standard ingots that were about 0.9 metres long with inward-curving sides that made them easier to carry on the shoulder , as shown on one of the contemporary Egyptian tomb paintings depicting Minoan emissaries . |
| 3 | Back in America , Chaka Khan and Ce Ce Peniston offer very different takes on the role of the soul diva . |
| 4 | By now I had almost convinced Rick to change to the boilie when I had another take on the Tropicana ; this was all the convincing he needed as I landed a nice mirror around the 12lb mark . |
| 5 | ‘ He had long been in a bad state of health , which he took no care to repair but on the contrary lived in such a manner as greatly promoted the disorders he had had long upon him , this brought on the Flux which put a period to his life ’ ( Cook ) . |
| 6 | ‘ Does this go on every day ? ’ |
| 7 | Some carried on the family business , as had been typical in the past . |
| 8 | ‘ Mr Jones , I 'm honoured that you should choose me , but I do feel there are others far more suited to take on the responsibility , people who 've worked in radio far longer than I have . ’ |
| 9 | These failures arose not only from Edward 's lack of adequate financial resources , but also from the effectiveness of Philip VI 's resistance and the reluctance of the English to take on the French in pitched battle , as the stand-off at Buironfosse showed . |
| 10 | and , er well I did say er are you married ? , no , will you be having any children ? , definitely not , I said well unless you 're prepared to take on the responsibility |
| 11 | But the minister pointed out : ‘ The basic fact would seem to be that , the longer the campaign has gone on , fewer people have been prepared to take on the commitments and risks of being part-time soldiers . ’ |
| 12 | Part of the answer lies in the unexciting fact that he is prepared to take on the jobs . |
| 13 | He revealed to the Daily Post recently that he was ready and willing to take on a player-manager 's role . |
| 14 | By the time I got up the next morning , I had determined to sell the baker 's shop to the highest bidder unless Charlie Trumper were willing to take on the responsibility himself . |
| 15 | For example , the managing director of an engineering company in Sheffield offered an aircraft kit to a school willing to take on the construction task . |
| 16 | It was felt that small companies would be less willing to take on the responsibilities of nuclear power plants . |
| 17 | He seemed likely to be doing it for quite some time to come as , rather than actually having an election , it is more a case of finding someone willing to take on the job . |
| 18 | They unofficially pay bounties to armed freelances willing to take on the terrorists . |
| 19 | The same is true for France , Australia and anyone else willing to take on the Springboks . |
| 20 | This might put pressures on the sons and it could well be that not all would feel able or willing to take on the task . |
| 21 | Yet these farmers had usually been placed in this situation because there was no one else willing to take on the task . |
| 22 | This took the form of a recommendation to a university willing to take on an inspector , who often had none of the usual qualifications . |
| 23 | Good lines , fair acting , and a surprisingly fresh take on the monster movie |
| 24 | Like the King in chess the Young King had possessed very little power of his own , yet without him it was impossible to carry on the game . |
| 25 | A chilling smell of antiseptic hung on the air . |
| 26 | It was easy enough to get the front door open one-handed , not so easy to switch on the hall light with no hands at all . |
| 27 | INTRIGUING TAKE on the Billy The Kid legend adapted from Gore Vidal play . |
| 28 | Like many doctors still , scientists find it almost impossible to take on the notion of psychic energy . |
| 29 | County councillors look set to take on the Government tomorrow , when they set a budget for the next year way above Whitehall limits . |
| 30 | Corinth , which had done so much to bring on the war by urging on Sparta , was more damaged by it , and more permanently , than any other city . |