Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] on a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While Halliday takes on a new role , David Irwin is just happy to return to the scene . |
| 2 | WELL , I see Man Utd and Arsenal put on a thrilling match ending 4–4 for the David O'Leary Testimonial earlier this week . |
| 3 | Rex put on a fierce face . |
| 4 | Institutions authorised by the Bank of England to carry on a deposit-taking business in this country are required to make contributions to the Deposit Protection Fund as levied from time to time by the Deposit Protection Board . |
| 5 | The Evening Star sponsored Star of Anglia takes on a new format this year . |
| 6 | Only rarely — in the gymnasium , at a night-club , perhaps — does Philadelphia take on a physical presence . |
| 7 | Around this time Heather took on a philosophical mood and confided all she wanted out of life was ‘ to be on dry land with a dry pair of knickers , clean teeth and to be able to wash in fresh water ’ . |
| 8 | So Sarazen took on a young caddie , who , it transpired , seemed to do all the things that even the caddies of today would not dream of doing , like pulling the clubs without consultation with Sarazen , and then , if the club did not work , telling Sarazen he had just hit a bad shot — it was not his club selection at fault . |
| 9 | Mick Jagger put on a charming little Greek skirt and gave a free performance to thousands in London 's Hyde Park , while Bob Dylan headed down to the Isle of Wight for a three-day festival of dope , sex and rock ‘ n ’ roll attended by 150,000 fans . |
| 10 | Without their England ‘ B ’ players , Tony Underwood , Harvey Thorneycroft and Damian Hopley , England take on a formidable South Africa and an equally strong Argentina . |
| 11 | In a final gamble Bournemouth brought on a towering central defender , John Williams , as a striker — but Sunderland held on . |
| 12 | This would stop , say , Sears putting on a Prime Option Visa card its own store account numbers or numbers for other financial services that it offers through its Dean Witter subsidiary . |
| 13 | Cecil put on a lopsided smirk and giggled in his silly way . |
| 14 | Hewlett carried on a great trade , producing many components for the network of tramroads that were then being developed in the Forest . |
| 15 | They were met at the front door by a delirious spaniel , who clearly had no idea of funeral decorum , and they proceeded into the front room , where Bill Clough switched on a bulging orangey imitation-coal electric fire , and then went to a horrible drinks cabinet — all plastic and flashing lights . |
| 16 | Emily switched on a bare bulb overhead . |
| 17 | With plans to expand our cutter fleet in the offing Venturous took on a new role as training ship during the winter periods for the next few years . |
| 18 | Thérèse put on a joyous smile , skipped up to the sofa to kiss her mother . |
| 19 | For while the Jags put on a polished professional display which deservedly earned them a point , Rangers produced a curate 's egg of a performance . |
| 20 | Magill put on a brave wry smile . |
| 21 | The mood in the Bush camp yesterday swung from ‘ maybe we 'll get lucky ’ to resignation , but Mr Bush put on a brave face . |
| 22 | During his absence Sophia Dorothea carried on a passionate love affair with Graf Philipp Christoph von Königsmarck , an officer in the Hanoverian army ; they hoped to marry if Georg Ludwig should be killed in battle . |
| 23 | The fences were put in order , the fields were top-dressed with necessary fertilisers , and even Matt took on a new lease of life . |
| 24 | When the hue and cry died down , there was nothing Charlton could do to prevent Lawrence taking on a new challenge . |
| 25 | The Bookman put on a brave face and smiled , but Endill knew there was nothing to smile about . |
| 26 | Christopher Benjamin bumbles around agreeably as the virtuoso ; Linda Marlowe puts on a powerful Vampirella act as his sex-hungry wife . |
| 27 | Meanwhile , Llandundo put on a brave face yesterday and struggled to get back to normal after last week 's devastating floods . |
| 28 | Jessica put on a grave expression . |
| 29 | The Korean trip was the ideal opportunity for Diana and Charles to put on a united front and quash the speculation over their marriage . |
| 30 | Meanwhile , the Dak took on a new role in 1948 , as the mount of 60 Squadron , being used for two years on a nationwide aerial survey . |