Example sentences of "[vb past] take on [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The use of the New Workers ' Scheme ( discontinued in 1989 ) which subsidised employers who agreed to take on young workers at low rates of pay and the similar effect of the Jobstart Scheme for the long term unemployed . |
| 2 | This optimism was partly reflected in the fact that 40 per cent claimed they intended to take on new employees within the next six months . |
| 3 | There was no ‘ minimum wage ’ and clubs tended to take on large numbers of hopefuls at low rates . |
| 4 | He asked a lawyer well known for his work in medical affairs to protect his freedom but the lawyer refused to take on mental-health cases . |
| 5 | Durham Police wanted to take on 20 officers but their bid was rejected by the Home Office . |