Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] on a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I think you 've got ta address my doubts because if I have doubts how am I going to stand in front of members and say hang on a minute , I can give you all of these answers , I can tell you what unison 's going to be like and this is what 's been decided , now come back to me and give me your fears , give me your doubts and I 'll go and take them on to represent you . |
| 2 | But for the moment , it seems he is n't the luxury most women want to take on a desert island with them . |
| 3 | Look hang on a minute dog ! |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Then they seem to take on a mind of their own , then they become positively malignant ! ’ |
| 6 | afford a holiday now , I mean now they 've taken on a mortgage |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The contracts which western utilities signed in the 1970s and 1980s to reprocess their nuclear waste have taken on a life of their own . |
| 9 | Her houses , too , have taken on a life of their own . |
| 10 | Many bands have taken on a style of clothes which they bought second-hand . |
| 11 | ‘ We know we have taken on a lifetime 's commitment but I love this boy . |
| 12 | As far as anyone knows this is the first time legal eagles have taken on a businessman as boss . |
| 13 | Hywel , supposed Lydia , must have briefly courted her , have put on a suit , taken her out to a café , been moderately gay . |