Example sentences of "[vb pp] on [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | His life had taken on a new dimension . |
| 32 | Shirai 's voice here seems to have taken on a new dimension , a darker tonal colour , a new expressiveness that is constantly compelling with the emphasis on the drama . |
| 33 | In introducing the subject Grant commented that while it was important in crime investigation , it has taken on a new significance in the past year because of the large number of valuable documents that had been damaged as a result of fires caused by enemy action . |
| 34 | Even with only limited information , it is clear that auditing has taken on a new significance in many firms . |
| 35 | Undeniably the birth certificates of such as Jeff Probyn , Wade Dooley , Mike Teague and Peter Winterbottom have taken on a new significance since 4.30pm on Saturday . |
| 36 | The recruits themselves have taken on a new air of self-confidence . |
| 37 | Within two weeks we were encouraging our readers to lobby their MPs concerning the restrictive Night Assemblies Bill , Robert Tripp was regaling us with tales of groupies and interviews had taken on a new air of contention , seriousness and madness . |
| 38 | The parliamentary party has taken on a new style , in which the old alliance of interests to which Henry Fairlie alluded has fractured . |
| 39 | Since moving into a gymnasium in Florida and working with Vic Andreetti , a former British champion from the East End of London , Benn has taken on a new mantle . |
| 40 | Since moving into a gymnasium in Florida and working with Vic Andreetti , a former British champion from the East End of London , Benn has taken on a new mantle . |
| 41 | I did , however , recently visit a long-established and normally experienced retailer who had taken on a new member of staff who filled a big sales tank with a mixture of large Heteractis and Stoichactis anemone species . |
| 42 | The seemingly inexorable march of new technology in the newspaper industry has taken on a new complexion over the last couple of weeks . |
| 43 | After a long period of depression , and a short period of training , he had taken on a new career — one which also demanded dexterity with the hands : that of a mortician . |
| 44 | Meanwhile , the paper had taken on a new cub reporter in the person of Matthew Smith , a tall gangling young man who was to go far in his chosen field . |
| 45 | Was it possible that her sister had taken on a new maid for the Fanshawes ' flat and not said anything about it ? |
| 46 | The question of the relation between Christianity and other world faiths has taken on a new urgency in a time where , for instance , an Indian Christian must take stock of his position vis-à-vis his Hindu fellow-countrymen , or a British or American Christian finds himself living alongside adherents of other religions in his own homeland . |
| 47 | FIVE war veterans have taken on a new challenge producing a regular news booklet for their fellow medal holders . |
| 48 | The phrase ‘ Go West young man ’ has taken on a new meaning in Canada , where going west means coming to terms with sushi , the bullet train and sumo wrestling . |
| 49 | The handbrake was extensively used to cope with icy conditions on what seemed to be never-ending hairpins and headlights in the distance changing direction constantly made us wonder whether the word insanity had taken on a new meaning [ going up and down snowy mountains in a 30-year-old car ] . |
| 50 | THE hit song Lady in Red has taken on a new meaning for Chris de Burgh as his wife , Diane , makes a full recovery after a horrific riding accident in mid-July . |
| 51 | That humble little abode for plant pots , trowels and gro-bags has suddenly taken on a new meaning in the light of the latest Sunday night shocker Lady Chatterley . |
| 52 | The minster leads into the largely undisturbed Georgian town centre , which has taken on a new lease of life under the guidance of the local Civic Society . |
| 53 | THE house where ex-Goon Peter Sellers was born has taken on a new lease of life as a Chinese restaurant . |
| 54 | He seemed to have taken on a new lease of life . |
| 55 | Hi-Tech and more sleekly designed kitchens look good with white tiled floors whether ceramic or vinyl , but again you could use cork and vinyl , or composition tiles or even linoleum which has taken on a new lease of life now that people have realised how well it can look inlaid with other colours . |
| 56 | And then I met someone from the Kaplan galleries which showed thinking bishops in their robes such as you see in the windows of the galleries in St James'/ The gallery had just taken on a new director and were proposing to show modern art — people like Tinguely and Marcelle Cahn who at that time were n't known . |
| 57 | The photograph was taken on a favourable day or it could not have been taken at all . |
| 58 | Fur trading had a more insidious ecological impact , for what the indigenous people had taken on a small scale for subsistence was now demanded on a large scale for sale in the south . |
| 59 | This whole ethical dilemma — and the technology that produces it — has taken on a male viewpoint : egg , sperm and genes are centre stage . |
| 60 | His pale cheeks had taken on a ruddy glow . |