Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If rebates are extensive this takes on some aspects of an income tax too . |
| 2 | As they were fanatically tidy this took on enormous importance . |
| 3 | It is now widely accepted that the Chairmanship of the Bar is virtually a full time job , and the profession has been fortunate indeed in the people who have been prepared to take on that responsibility and make that commitment . |
| 4 | In times of full employment , employers are more willing to take on disabled people of all kinds and there is a direct economic incentive to ensure that those who can work do . |
| 5 | A man who , through choice or redundancy , decides to work from home , may be willing to take on simple cooking and housework so that his wife can return to full-time employment . |
| 6 | The Italians like to run their own tours , rather like a closed shop , so I need to find an operator willing to take on more tourists . |
| 7 | The accountant will identify whether there is a need to establish a PAYE scheme and , if the band or their manager are n't willing to take on this responsibility , the accountant will operate this scheme on their behalf . |
| 8 | Nor have the courts seemed willing to take on this task . |
| 9 | He sat in silence as she worked , and for that , at least , she was grateful , knowing it would be well-nigh impossible to carry on any kind of sane conversation right now . |
| 10 | Anyone at the assembly can nominate a person or persona whom they consider most appropriate to take on certain responsibilities . |
| 11 | If I 'd of had bi I 'd have phoned the police and told them there 's something awful going on next door . |
| 12 | The black and white Carry On S– Spying ( A notice in the entertainments programme for the British Embassy in Moscow read : ‘ 13 Aug 8 pm . |
| 13 | ‘ There is a holy well in the area and around August time , these take on particular significance . |
| 14 | They 're very pleased at that because I mean they obviously found it to be useful , erm we proved it to be useful and it 's nice to see them all taking on this responsibility now , now and doing it , because that 's all progress . |
| 15 | This now means that many institutions no longer have the business and technological skills in-house to take on large systems integration projects , and are looking to external providers to save them money on services and hardware . |
| 16 | Benhabyles , as chair of the Constitutional Council , should have assumed interim presidential powers in the absence of a Speaker of the National Assembly , but was apparently unwilling to take on this responsibility , under which he would have been obliged to organize presidential elections within 45 days . |
| 17 | The answer emerged in the form of a fascinating take on photographic history called ‘ Multiple Exposure The Group Portrait in Photography ’ seen earlier this year in the art gallery of Wesleyan University and now on view at Zabriskie ( until the 27th ) . |
| 18 | Many take on this role , unaware of its myriad problems . |
| 19 | We would be quite happy to pass on this information to persons planning on visiting and/or diving in the Florida Keys . |
| 20 | Heads are becoming more reluctant to take on difficult pupils and the LEA has no powers to force an opt-out school to take any , said officer Nigel Hunt . |
| 21 | Some management theorists maintain that in every organisation there is a hard core of mavericks who are reluctant to take on more responsibility . |
| 22 | What they did not seem to perceive was that non-intervention in the Spanish conflict was part of the policy of appeasement then being followed by the western powers , or that , even if a European war began before the Spanish conflict were settled , the European democracies would be reluctant to take on extended commitments , especially if this meant running the risk — as they saw it — of assisting communism on Europe 's southern flank . |
| 23 | Employees may feel a sense of powerlessness in taking on a large organization or it may be that advisers are more reluctant to take on large organizations . |
| 24 | We would be most unwise to take on this role in the current economic climate . |
| 25 | It was never fully explained why he had to leave , but we can imagine that the ardour with which he had previously performed his duties ( always the first to take on extra work ) had gone too far . |
| 26 | Desperate for cash following the Swedish debacle , he was one of the first to take on commercial sponsorship by negotiating a less than lucrative deal with Lovetts Panty Hose Ltd , and solely responsible for the bankrupting record fiasco when , at crippling expense , the team took on the guise of the Whaddon Promotion All Stars , and released a record , Go Go Athletic-O . |
| 27 | I 'm fine , ’ Laura mumbled , so used to silence first thing in the morning that she was finding it incredibly difficult to carry on any form of conversation . |
| 28 | The majority of owners are above average earners , however , and if higher taxes reduce take-home pay , they will find it harder to take on larger loans . |
| 29 | Landsat 4 has another sensor called the multispectral scanner which is a copy of that carried on earlier members of the Landsat family . |
| 30 | Metropolitan takes on new medievalists |