Example sentences of "taken on [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I deplore the attitude that people can be taken on without any training , ’ says Mr Boswell .
2 He 'd known perfectly well how she 'd react when he 'd arranged for her to be taken on for this play .
3 The strongest argument we 've got is that has got a driving record worse than yours and he has been taken on despite that record .
4 But during this period , in order that the school 's reputation remain intact , he should be taken on in some capacity and paid a salary , that of a youth employment officer 's assistant , for example .
5 In every case taken on by this Firm we appoint a Supervisor who has overall responsibility to the client for the way the claim is handled .
6 Yes , er er I mean I agree with you Chairman entirely , I mean the arguments have been made before and I will just say them again , that I think the District Council are quite remiss er in asking for this sum of money , particularly in view of the reason that the , the , the field is there , which is for the recreation of the people who live in the estate , and the back end of Southwell , and it always has been , er and that is a responsibility that has been taken on by this Parish Council , and if , if , if they feel that they , they wish to persist in asking an unreasonable price , and let's face it , the District Council is in a position to look at this situation and say , the Parish Council is doing an excellent job , we will sell them this land for a figure that they can afford .
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