Example sentences of "and [verb] on a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah but I 'm not I 'm going home and put on a different pair of shoes though . |
| 2 | And takes on a surprising amount of colour : RED , naturally . |
| 3 | In this variation on a very traditional recipe , the fish is marinaded in lime juice and takes on a white , cooked appearance . |
| 4 | In the other half of the picture the shoulder-line tilts towards us … and the face retreats and takes on a mask-like , wall-like quality ’ , wrote John Russell . |
| 5 | He befriends a battered child , stays faithful to Tess Truchart despite the show stealing advances of Madonna 's Breathless Mahoney and takes on an all-star super cast of grotesques that include Al Pacino and Dustin ‘ Mumbles ’ Hoffman . |
| 6 | By the end of the programme Gary was much happier , showing much more pro-social behaviour and getting on a good deal better with his parents . |
| 7 | I mean if you 're a builder and you receive sixteen thousand , of , of that there 's a thousand pounds from Joe Bloggs builder whatnot , then the er the tax inspector will make a note , and pass on a little note to Joe Bloggs ' file that , yeah he paid Bill Smith a thousand pounds , and i that then should appear in his accounts , and if it does n't , then he 's a ripe subject for being investigated . |
| 8 | It is the private world of the student 's mind that is at issue , a world that should expand and take on a rich array of colours , within the course of studies . |
| 9 | Anyway , when the complete transferral was done , I dressed myself with care and switched on a full length mirror for an inspection . |
| 10 | Mrs Smith accepted a sherry from her husband and looked resigned about the outcome of the evening and eventually excused herself to see to the dinner , and Mr Smith poured more whiskies and ‘ something harmless ’ for Nutty , which tasted delicious and brought on an amazing feeling of optimism . |
| 11 | Banishing an old life and taking on a new life and character when the time seemed ripe was a very Indian thing to do . |
| 12 | In other cases he remains cut off , although he may then recover well enough physically and mentally to start a new life , perhaps even setting up home with someone else and taking on a new job . |
| 13 | Austerity was Britain 's peculiar reward for surviving World War II unbeaten at the cost of selling her foreign assets and taking on a crippling load of debt to the United States . |
| 14 | Behind the trees the late afternoon sky was growing pale towards the horizon and taking on a pellucid apricot tint . |
| 15 | A younger person marrying and taking on a teenage family may know very little about adolescents . |
| 16 | Her face became twisted and not so pretty , and as her voice grew louder it lost its cultured tones and took on a snarling harshness . |
| 17 | As a result , he necessarily developed a new self-image , and took on a new social personality in the process . |
| 18 | Twenty-five years ago , the line built by George Stephenson in 1836 was saved from closure and took on a new lease of life as the North Yorkshire Moors Railway . |
| 19 | It changed as the Dornier accelerated away from them , and took on a rhythmic throbbing as it left the ground . |
| 20 | After the Union of the Crowns of Scotland and England in 1603 , and because the country now had an absent sovereign , the symbols of majesty became a substitute and took on an extra significance . |
| 21 | Remove the fitting and thoroughly clean up the two ends of pipe with wire wool , before smearing on flux and putting on a new fitting . |
| 22 | ‘ Come on now , mind my beasts , ’ a drover would say , standing up among the Golds of the plaid in which he had spent the night and putting on a practised tone of wheedling grievance . |
| 23 | ‘ I do n't quite know how to handle it , ’ said David , lowering his voice and putting on a mock-serious face . |
| 24 | For calorie counters , 1,500 to 2,000 calories per day should be enough to maintain correct weight and carry on an active life . |
| 25 | It is an industry which even in times of recession has kept most of its 70 000 employees and taken on a welcome and regular flow of new recruits . |
| 26 | Up in her booth , a puzzled DJ stares at a machine with nothing on it , shrugs and puts on a current hit to get things moving once again . |
| 27 | In the hall she wraps a long scarf round her neck and puts on a cream-coloured quilted cotton jacket , with wide shoulders and inset sleeves , and lets herself out by the front door . |
| 28 | He goes into the bedroom and puts on a clean white shirt and a suit . |
| 29 | The royals will try to shrug off their problems and put on a good show for Margaret . |
| 30 | At the agreed hour I reported to the Endoscopy Unit of the London Clinic , was shown into a small room , told to undress and put on a blue shift , then lie down on a mobile bed . |