Example sentences of "they [verb] on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After all , it 's the care assistants who really know the details , so we like them to pass on that knowledge . ’ |
| 2 | The experience of working for a number of American executives , who were too busy protecting their jobs and the inflated salaries that went with them to pass on any responsibilities to me , made a move imperative after about a year . |
| 3 | Berry , Buck , Miles and Stipe exchanged instruments for parts of ‘ Green ’ , but here the whole writing , rehearsal and recording process sees them taking on new roles within their democracy . |
| 4 | No it , it they hang on three chains er and er |
| 5 | They pass on basic gardening skills to Ray Gravel , the ex-Rugby Union international and keen amateur gardener . |
| 6 | Finally they took on one opponent too many , receiving a resounding defeat at the hands of the Mamluks at Ain Jallud in 1260 . |
| 7 | When Old Testament psalms such as this one were sung in the New Testament church , they took on new meaning , although the old promises were still there , ready to be fulfilled in the lives of the worshippers . |
| 8 | If they carry on this way we 'll have the whole site out |
| 9 | Sometimes after their formal prayers , which were said a minimum of five times a day , they continued to sit with their feet in front of them while they carried on long conversations with God . |
| 10 | They take on arch enemies NIBA at Jordanstown on Thursday night in a ‘ winner take all ’ confrontation . |
| 11 | ST HELENS will be defending an impressive Regal Trophy record when they take on last year 's beaten finalists Leeds at Knowsley Road tomorrow in what looks like being a tremendous clash of the giants . |
| 12 | People keep meeting each other as they take on different roles in relationship to each other . |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | They take on this work , not for pin money , but to provide for their family 's basic needs . |
| 15 | On the other hand , I might be able to demonstrate , even inculcate , ways of thinking that will enable them to take on new topics much more quickly . |