Example sentences of "take on [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 President and chief executive Larry Ellison takes on responsibility for database , networking and tools development from Miner .
2 Kelly takes on role of dishonour
3 They will take on responsibility for countryside management and access in the whole of the Sussex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ( AONB ) between Harting in the west and Eastbourne in the east , and will be consulted on significant planning applications in the area .
4 The board yesterday decided to close 11 of its 77 community clinics after it was told that studies had shown that doctors ' practices were taking on responsibility for child health surveillance .
5 How can it seriously contemplate taking on responsibility for structure plans which , under the law , must form part of the framework of development plans covering Wales ?
6 In every case , blood was taken on admission for determination of carbamylated haemoglobin .
7 The stylistic values associated with the linguistic data must be largely taken on trust at present ; in subsequent chapters , we shall endeavour to show how these values , too , can be studied systematically .
8 Even a woman wanting to take on help with child-care may have to consider whether or not she will make the decision herself or whether her husband or even the child itself will become involved .
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