Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When a practice enters new markets , or takes on new clients or unfamiliar types of work , accurate costing becomes even more important than in more conventional activities . |
| 2 | Even if you are a very small business or taking on domestic staff you should write a job specification , although you may prefer to make it a more informal list of everything the job entails . |
| 3 | Unless you do something about it you will be losing money — money you could have invested in new equipment , or better marketing , or taking on more employees . |
| 4 | , … or to strike south to the Waste , recapture the girl — remember , they may know nothing about her — and then ride back either by the track on the other side of the Swamp or carry on direct south towards Leicester . |
| 5 | Or , it could be behaviour which is seen as eccentric or bizarre , such as not wearing shoes and socks in conventional situations or carrying on prolonged conversations with the plants in one 's garden . |
| 6 | They often study psychology after developing some expertise in it through education , community , health , or social services work , and they usually return to or take on such work , rather than becoming professional psychologists . |
| 7 | D&B 's Marketing Manager , Philip Mellor , said : ‘ Extreme caution in British boardrooms is reflected in a reluctance by firms either to tie up vital funds in increased stocks or take on new staff . ’ |
| 8 | Undercapitalisation entails risks when such firms carry out eurobond " bought deals " or take on large positions in secondary market trading . |
| 9 | The trouble is that the chemicals can leach into local water tables , a factor that takes on added importance following the British Medical Association 's claim in October 1990 that most of Britain 's tap water is contaminated with pesticides , albeit at very low levels . |
| 10 | Australian Pinot Noir/Chardonnay £5.99 A wonderful golden honey colour with lots of bubbles that kept on fizzing right to the end of the glass . |
| 11 | UMY RIN RU The new dimensions that take on illusory existence when the body of the loved woman is first revealed |
| 12 | The executive has a number of committees and policy groups that take on special responsibilities . |
| 13 | It is , in our view , more important to forge a whole school policy than to take on new practices piecemeal . |
| 14 | Sooner or later , however , Mr Gandhi will decide to cut the puppets ' strings and bring on another election . |
| 15 | The reasoning , however , is that problem determination is not a ‘ core competency ’ and so IBM is happy to relinquish its responsibility and concentrate on further CICS development . |
| 16 | Someone who relays messages and passes on little notes . |
| 17 | We might , in the process , find that there is no need for in depth designing and costing on each scheme . |
| 18 | They all speak excellent English and going on last year , are so pleased to be in Britain and so appreciative of everything arranged for them that they make an easy and rewarding group to entertain . |
| 19 | ‘ The wild swan hurries high and noises loud/ with white neck peering to the evening cloud , ’ and ‘ Coy bum barrels [ long-tailed tits ] twenty in a drove/ lit down the hedgerows in the frozen plain/ and hang on little twigs and start again . ‘ |
| 20 | When the text has a reader it ceases to be a mere object and takes on anthropomorphic form ; it has a voice or voices ( the ‘ codes ’ ) , it creates its own history ( the history of the already-read content ) , it ‘ plays ’ , ‘ creates ’ , ‘ lies ’ , etc . |
| 21 | He rises and takes on imaginary partner |
| 22 | This could act as an evolutionary warning device to ensure only top specimens mate and pass on thriving genes . |
| 23 | Various organisations and societies will act on the artist 's behalf in this respect and , in return for an annual subscription fee , will deal with necessary paperwork and pass on agreed fees . |
| 24 | Add power to cruise revs ( all the while keeping the yoke fully aft ) and roll on more bank until the upper wing is almost vertical , and the Aircoupe will twizzle round like a good ‘ un , with nary a murmur or complaint , and will even climb in this state on a good day . |
| 25 | He said flatly that she had upset Eileen and brought on premature labour . |
| 26 | He withdrew striker Steve Flanagan and brought on young Sean Dowling at right-back , Farnham were thus able to rely on a strong midfield presence of Millard , Daly and May , with Deighan and Stairs looking to stretch Cranleigh wide on the flanks . |
| 27 | Editorially in The New Age she had encouraged and brought on new poets and writers . |
| 28 | The godparent may have a ritual role to the child , such as participating in his wedding ceremony , and taking on certain responsibilities regarding his religious education , but the relationship that is strongest and requires respect , warmth and the obligation to help at all times , is the one between parents and godparents . |
| 29 | The organization is infectious ; many people have joined intending to make a small , easily-managed commitment and ended up doing three or four shifts a week and taking on extra work until sometimes their whole life becomes bound up in the organization . |
| 30 | The marina at Las Palmas was crammed full of yachts dressed overall , and of crews making final preparations and taking on astonishing quantities of provisions . |