Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] to take on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He asked a lawyer well known for his work in medical affairs to protect his freedom but the lawyer refused to take on mental-health cases . |
| 2 | With Winter 's agreement the new Food and Beverage Manager started to take on industrial release students in 1985 . |
| 3 | Durham Police wanted to take on 20 officers but their bid was rejected by the Home Office . |
| 4 | There was no ‘ minimum wage ’ and clubs tended to take on large numbers of hopefuls at low rates . |
| 5 | Her ability to change form is illustrated in the quotation which opened this chapter , where Jung describes how his mother seemed to take on another shape and quality at night . |