Example sentences of "he take on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It all depends on how he ( Brand ) plays , ’ said the Spanish star , delighted to be back in contention a week after finishing second in Switzerland and two weeks before he takes on the Americans in the Ryder Cup again . |
| 2 | He takes on the role as band spokesman with relish and enjoys being interviewed , whether it be with the NME or a fanzine about to make its first appearance . |
| 3 | How long will he take on the responsibility of a wife who is blind and helpless ? |
| 4 | He took on the lectures , started by J. W. Hinchley [ q.v. ] in 1909 at Battersea Polytechnic , in 1917 when Hinchley was made an assistant professor at Imperial College . |
| 5 | He was badly injured when a rowing boat , which he took on the lake sank , because it had not been properly maintained by the Trust . |
| 6 | He says that he had considered many courses of action , this was one which he took on the spur of the moment . |
| 7 | I 'd never heard such oratory , admiring the way he took on the hecklers . |
| 8 | He took on the work , he says , ‘ because Warren asked me to . |
| 9 | After the link in 1966 with Scripture Union , he took on the role of secretary instead for several years . |
| 10 | Mr Morrison says that he took on the job ‘ because they said that it would be difficult but it had to be done and that 's what appealed to me ’ . |
| 11 | I also note that the right hon. and learned Member for Monklands , East ( Mr. Smith ) — who said , when he took on the job that there would be ’ no more phoney shadow Cabinet Budgets ’ — has now promised that there will be a phoney shadow Cabinet Budget . |
| 12 | On Nov. 6 , he took on the post of Prime Minister , thus becoming responsible for the Interior , Defence , and Russian KGB . |
| 13 | So , , he took on the task of er , writing the script off his own bat , he was n't appointed to it , er , but he stuck with that throughout , and erm , he stuck to his objective . |
| 14 | In 1951 he took on the vice-presidency of the newly formed Musician 's Organization for Peace . |