Example sentences of "[is] [verb] [to-vb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Popular puppet theatre is helping to take on the struggle against AIDS across southern Africa . |
| 2 | In a number of legal systems there is a presumption that the property in identified goods is intended to pass on the making of the contract , in others , only on delivery . |
| 3 | As time passes the new bride is expected to take on the identity of her new family , making her subjugation complete . |
| 4 | But no European country , not even Britain , is going to take on the burden of a post-imperial military presence in the Persian Gulf . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Each year a celebrity is chosen to switch on the Illuminations in Talbot Square , followed for many years by a tour of the Lights by tram . |