Example sentences of "take on [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | take on that job , you do n't have to be erm somebody who has knowledge about cloth , about way , the way things are made , the sewing , alright , how close it 's sewn to the edge |
| 2 | Finally , record the exercise that you take on each day that you record the details of your food and drink . |
| 3 | He once swore , he said , that he would never give up his freedom and take on such a big post , but now here he is . |
| 4 | They often study psychology after developing some expertise in it through education , community , health , or social services work , and they usually return to or take on such work , rather than becoming professional psychologists . |
| 5 | Bearing all these factors in mind , the demonstration that patients in intensive care show abnormal daily rhythms , and that these abnormalities take on many forms , is not surprising . |
| 6 | As certain areas of Great Britain , for example , take on some of the characteristics of divided societies , the focus of this study also has a relevance , of increasing proportion , outside the province and beyond what many residents in Northern Ireland might see as most directly pertinent to them . |
| 7 | If paragliders can at least get away with their sport when safely airborne , since they then take on some element of grace and beauty , the mountain biker will always look a clod . |
| 8 | The reason for this lies in a theory called secondary reinforcement which says that the praise will become associated with the more powerful extra reward and take on some of the strong reinforcing properties of that reward . |
| 9 | He misses a risky plant , I take on some banana , and win on the pink . |
| 10 | But , so far away , might not her anxiety lighten , take on some perspective ? |
| 11 | If the bonding between nickel and the water ligands is regarded as having some covalent character , then the lone pairs of the water molecules are in bonding levels , and two of the metal d orbitals take on some anti-bonding character . |
| 12 | Debt is cheaper than equity , since investors take on less risk when buying it . |
| 13 | Nursing colleagues who take on this important role are known as associate nurses . |
| 14 | The introduction of specialist qualifications would be a major strategic development for the Institute and it is therefore vital that any action we take on this front , reflects the views of as many members as possible . |
| 15 | Many take on this role , unaware of its myriad problems . |
| 16 | They take on this work , not for pin money , but to provide for their family 's basic needs . |
| 17 | Because in a group you y y y you get this erm the individual 's ego and they , th they take on this the super ego of the , of a leader so they get this transparent idea so if a person got a stronger ego , then they 're , then they 're less likely to lose that and take on somebody else 's ideas . |
| 18 | I do trust we take on this issue which is opening |
| 19 | Sorry , Charles , Chair , can we er , in noting the report , also is there some way in which we can , the Committee can convey its appreciation to the people who take on this , must be onerous responsibility er , er , and also can we congratulate the people who thought the scheme up in the first place . |
| 20 | If we do n't get agreement we take on this lady from Oxford |
| 21 | Okay , I will then , outside this meeting , take on this task of setting up the forms view the output from all this gathering and decide what , whether we can make a sensible rationing from some of the forms . |
| 22 | Whilst it may be too much to ask that you immediately take on any responsibility for seeing that the 120,000 weekly NME s are properly recycled ( By heck , we are talking SERIOUS wank — ER ! — SW ) , you could perhaps act responsibly by doing your bit to ease unemployment by taking on someone with the job of disposing of your own rubbish soundly . |
| 23 | But I mean I feel sorry for young mums now because there 's no way if they take on these mortgages they can have a family |
| 24 | The leaflets , softer in tone than much of the BMA campaign , suggest that hospitals that fail to compete in the new NHS market could go bankrupt ; GPs will be forced to compete for patients , with those that take on more having less time for patients ; while ‘ opted out ’ hospitals may drop some specialist services if they are not financially viable . |
| 25 | The Centre 's goal is to create quality jobs for the local community — not only does it give start-ups a hassle-free environment in which to get their business going , but as they expand , they inevitably take on more staff . |
| 26 | Industrial action is rare in charities , but may increase as they take on more local authority functions and employees ' interests become similar to those of council workers . |
| 27 | So the suppliers also take on more responsibility for R&D . |
| 28 | Another factor is that , because e-mail means keyboards , the ‘ rough notes ’ take on more structure and formality . |