Example sentences of "[vb base] take on a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But for the moment , it seems he is n't the luxury most women want to take on a desert island with them . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Then they seem to take on a mind of their own , then they become positively malignant ! ’ |
| 4 | afford a holiday now , I mean now they 've taken on a mortgage |
| 5 | The contracts which western utilities signed in the 1970s and 1980s to reprocess their nuclear waste have taken on a life of their own . |
| 6 | Her houses , too , have taken on a life of their own . |
| 7 | Many bands have taken on a style of clothes which they bought second-hand . |
| 8 | ‘ We know we have taken on a lifetime 's commitment but I love this boy . |
| 9 | As far as anyone knows this is the first time legal eagles have taken on a businessman as boss . |