Example sentences of "[modal v] take on a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under this circumstance , the ‘ old ’ attitudinal stance must take on a new meaning , if it is to be repeated in the changed context , inasmuch as it will be directed against different counter-attitudes . |
| 2 | Today , in the early 1990s there seems to be every possibility their taste for autocracy and power might persuade the police that secrecy should take on a new dimension , so that sedition could acquire new status as a deviance , while even the ‘ espionage ’ of ethnography could well become actionable . |
| 3 | One of the topics for discussion will be whether Boro should take on a paid employee . |
| 4 | Britain therefore likes the French idea that the European Council should take on a larger role at the expense of the commission . |
| 5 | Likewise , a carpenter or joiner might be on a set day rate but who for a period might take on a separate contract to saw timber at a rate per 100 ft. , the figure depending upon the hardness of the wood . |
| 6 | He never developed a major following there — even , as far as can be seen , in the early 1470s when there was still a possibility that he might take on a political role . |
| 7 | He never developed a major following there — even , as far as can be seen , in the early 1470s when there was still a possibility that he might take on a political role . |
| 8 | Or memory might take on a rose-coloured tinge — as with one officer who had commonly thumped prostitutes : |
| 9 | Perhaps if you do n't want to sell we could take on a joint venture . ’ |
| 10 | Here part-time members could take on a significant role if they were allocated specific monitoring responsibilities and duties , but their current situation and pay militates against that ( Henney , 1984 ) . |
| 11 | Such movements , however , do not necessarily and simply entail the substitution of a smaller conjugally-based family for a traditional extended family ; rather it would appear that at these times kin may take on a new significance , and that we may need to look at a network of relationships much wider than the conjugal family . |
| 12 | Finance may take on a new urgency . |
| 13 | One possible special factor is that in small local communities , monitoring of performance by consumers/voters may take on an important role . |
| 14 | However , a small independent may take on an unknown songwriter when nobody else is interested . |
| 15 | His long-held belief that spinners could not be trusted had been vindicated , and from now on Test cricket would take on a new dimension . |
| 16 | Best of all , his work would take on a new virility once he rooted himself in the earth and responded to what he called its ‘ music ’ , experiencing its moods as ‘ symphonic , dramatic ’ . |
| 17 | The EC would take on a direct role in defence affairs in the medium term by gradually absorbing the WEU . |
| 18 | If the sensitivity of our pigments suddenly shifted over to that of the bee 's , the sky would still be reassuringly blue with fluffy white clouds , while nearly everything else would take on a bizarre hue . |
| 19 | I can look after her , Dorothea thought , and we will do the garden together , I shall take on a new lease of life . |
| 20 | Increasingly the role of initial assessment will take on a new importance and will focus on centres ' guidance structures and procedures . |
| 21 | As training programmes are made available , and on-the-job experience builds up , it is anticipated that both maintenance and operations staff will take on a wider range of tasks . |
| 22 | This is noticeable after a long soak in the bath ; the pads of your fingertips will take on a wrinkled appearance . |
| 23 | Sometimes in country districts a pool will take on a purplish tinge , a curious slimy jelly appears around the perimeter , and the fish and plants start to die . |
| 24 | Laundry will require less soaps , detergents and fabric conditioners and will take on a luxurious feel . |
| 25 | ‘ What I mean is , where they are going the pecking order they have created will take on a mortal significance , red in tooth and claw . ’ |
| 26 | You will be semi-detached from the world around you for a wee while Wednesday and all the people and places that make up your life will take on a shadowy irrelevance until you come to terms with your own innermost thoughts and feelings . |
| 27 | It is likely that computerized storage and retrieval facilities will take on an increasing importance in literary studies ; so it is worth exploring them whenever you can . |
| 28 | THIS year 's Festival in the Park in Frodsham will take on an American theme to mark Independence Day . |
| 29 | Other modules like ‘ History of art ’ , ‘ Media studies ’ and ‘ Tourism ’ already have or can take on a European context . |
| 30 | No longer will there be any threat or coldness , for the compassion softens everything and all life can take on a new meaning . |