Example sentences of "[vb pp] take on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As time passes the new bride is expected to take on the identity of her new family , making her subjugation complete . |
| 2 | With contracting , hospital doctors will be the agents of the provider , not the purchasing authority , and again can not be expected to take on the gatekeeper role . |
| 3 | In addition to the above Kent have also very generously offered to take on the Handicraft and Soft Toy stall . |
| 4 | Mick Houghton , who also works for the fashionable label Blast First , was asked why he had agreed to take on The Wedding Present . |
| 5 | Having asked about Shropshire 's youth and their existence within the diocese , my friend Clare and I were invited to take on the role of Shropshire 's Youth Representatives . |
| 6 | Whether Hastings is invited to take on the role of Scottish captain is for the future , but he acknowledges the good fortune he has enjoyed in playing under such inspiring leadership : ‘ You only need to look at the names of players who have captained Scotland to be aware of the tremendous honour it represents . |
| 7 | The turning-point in his fortunes came in October 1861 , when he was asked to take on the printing and publishing of the Union newspaper , which was trying to bring Tractarian Anglicans into touch with Roman Catholics . |
| 8 | ‘ Conservation is being asked to take on the burden of social policies for rural Britain . ’ |
| 9 | In each of the above examples the children have been asked to take on the role of " people who know " ; and it is this which gives them their stake in the drama . |
| 10 | Although the authors see some advantages in a system within the local authority , they conclude that claimants would be better served by independent tribunals and feel Social Security Tribunals are well placed to take on the task . |
| 11 | No one can ever know the fatality rate , the numbers of young inexperienced birds who are tempted to take on the flight across the North Sea , but who never make it . |
| 12 | This was to be jointly owned by twelve area distribution companies , which were to be created to take on the distribution role of the existing twelve area boards . |
| 13 | Johns is one of five current full internationals poised to take on the host country in their opening group game as Ireland contest one of the major sporting titles in the world , albeit in the abridged version . |