Example sentences of "she [verb] on a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She takes on a special brood-care coloration at this time ; she becomes a much brighter golden yellow than usual , and her black markings are accentuated . |
| 2 | Suddenly she switched on a yellow lamp that stood by her on the table and moved the snake-like stem so that Larry 's face was spotlighted as if on stage . |
| 3 | She took on a black lad and because she did that she was ostracised from the rest of the community . |
| 4 | When he started school , she only had to look after him before school started and after it finished , so she took on a part-time job as a lunch-time playground supervisor at the same school . |
| 5 | ‘ People phone me up to invite me out and I 'll be like , ’ she puts on a whiny voice , ‘ Oh no , I 'd like to stay home and watch a video or read a book . ’ |
| 6 | She put on a straight yellow skirt , just brushing her knee , and a matching vest-top . |
| 7 | She put on a great act , pretending to be heartbroken and begging for a chance to restart our relationship , but shortly after she 'd gained access to the apartment there was a phone call . |
| 8 | She put on a passable imitation of a BBC accent . |
| 9 | She put on a brave show when she was tried in New York last year in connection with some property deals . |
| 10 | In the Commissioner 's office she put on a brave front . |
| 11 | Then she put on a white crash helmet , climbed into her kart and roared off at the Playscape circuit in Clapham , South London . |
| 12 | We may be very liberated and all that but — ‘ Oh — I must ask my husband ’ ’ She put on a high-pitched imbecile voice like a detergent or wash-up liquid ad . |
| 13 | She put on a calm face . |
| 14 | She put on a red petticoat first , then a black dress , and a white veil over the dress . |
| 15 | Then she switches on a dumb schoolgirl smile that would n't fool a grandma and she says , ‘ Hey , you dealing , man ? |