Example sentences of "[vb pp] [verb] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | AS THE title of his admirable autobiography — Jousting with Giants — admits , Jim McLean has always enjoyed taking on the Scottish game 's major forces . |
| 2 | B U choose the Merry Widow because their last show White Horse was so successful the B U Musical Society have decided to take on the ambitious task of tackling the Merry Widow for their next production . |
| 3 | In the late 1950s , however , his Office was still very small and not equipped to take on the extra load . |
| 4 | IF ever there was a horse perfectly equipped to take on the best it 's Bradbury Star . |
| 5 | So this was done , and on the very next day fine grapes were found hanging on the youngest brother 's vine . |
| 6 | The reason for this is that women are forced to carry on the main productive activity by themselves because of their subjection . |
| 7 | Class 5 leader Gen. Suchinda Kraprayoon retained his post as Army C.-in-C. and was promoted to take on the additional post of Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces , in place of Gen. Sunthorn Kongsompong . |
| 8 | There is only one Arsenal today , and I can not conceive another simply because no other club have players fitted to carry on the same ideas . ’ |