Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] [verb] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean , for instance , in my dreams er cars have taken on a very distinct personal symbolism that has really nothing to do with what you might think , because of personal experiences of mine , and I now know that whenever I dream about cars it always always has this but that 's because of something that happened to me and because of my personal erm kind of experiences , so cars have become a dream symbol . |
| 2 | Er much to everybody 's fear , really , because we , we , we were stepping into a new area , you can imagine from , from wires to something with no wires , and the risk of that failing , but , but it worked and er from thereon , of course most Fire Brigades have taken on the task and , and er are now on radio contact of this kind . |
| 3 | Characteristic of his style is his intensely naturalistic carving of man and nature ; the carved drapery folds seem to take on a life of their own . |
| 4 | Even though the certificates have taken on a different appearance , their structure remains the same . |
| 5 | Thus , over the years , many life assurance companies have taken on the management of pension funds on behalf of firms and other institutions . |
| 6 | As far as anyone knows this is the first time legal eagles have taken on a businessman as boss . |
| 7 | 120 golfers have taken on the challenges that Woburn has to offer . |
| 8 | Many bands have taken on a style of clothes which they bought second-hand . |
| 9 | And of course , ’ her eyes narrowed shrewdly , ‘ with women 's magazines these days warts have taken on an entirely new dimension ! |
| 10 | erm I 've always believed that consistency is an overrated virtue so I 'm not gon na criticise the Conservatives for changing their minds but you have to ask yourself why is this recorded on the agenda today when the sub-committee , planning sub- committee has already met and discussed these matters and things have moved on a little further Well we we really have to look at how the resolution in this paragraph came about in the first place . |
| 11 | Nevertheless undaunted , since things have moved on a bit since nineteen eighty seven , I suppose what I 'm looking for is some guidance as to the way in which policy I twelve has operated in practice . |
| 12 | Injury doubt , Mark Hateley will also play , as Rangers begin to take on a menacing look again . |
| 13 | BRITAIN 's first solar-powered lavatories have switched on the National Trust to cutting its £2.5 million power bill by using more ‘ green energy ’ . |
| 14 | FIVE war veterans have taken on a new challenge producing a regular news booklet for their fellow medal holders . |
| 15 | I suspect it is no accident the politics of the times seems to parallel the growing toughness of the police image , or that the police have taken on an increasing resemblance to the black-clothed enemies of goodness who sprinkle the popular science fantasy films such as Star Wars , Superman , and the like . |
| 16 | But for the moment , it seems he is n't the luxury most women want to take on a desert island with them . |
| 17 | Up until now researchers have taken on the guise of distant experts who hand down their findings , leaving practitioners with the task of making sense of and using them . |
| 18 | As an appetiser to the spectacle approaching , the rocks begin to take on an unusually geometric shape , until on turning the jagged headland of Part na Spanaigh , the astonishing site of 40,000 mostly hexagonal stone columns comes into view . |
| 19 | ’ Checked other stuff , an' the mechs 've put on a new hull section , sealed in nice . |
| 20 | Four schoolchildren have taken on the farming world — and won . |