Example sentences of "have [vb pp] on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As some of these private functions of unions have been taken over by welfare state agencies , unions have taken on other roles — especially representing their members in legal or industrial tribunals in claims over redundancy , discrimination , and negligence . |
| 2 | It is a sad reflection on Bank Management that our members have taken on additional responsibilities without recognition or recompense by the Banks . |
| 3 | In recent years an increasing proportion of married women even with pre-school children have taken on part-time work . |
| 4 | Individual firms have taken on more security staff , but as yet there is little co-operation among companies on improving security outside their buildings , which is where bombs are most likely to be . |
| 5 | There are two trusts in my constituency that offer improved patient care and have taken on more staff . |
| 6 | Rates in this market have taken on particular importance in the recent past for three main reasons . |
| 7 | That 's why I have taken on this job ( and for my sins ! ) . |
| 8 | One aspect of the changing nature of local government since the early 1970s seems to be that various local government agencies have taken on this role in one way or another , to the extent that there seems to have been a marked change in relations between those agencies and business interests at local level . |
| 9 | At the centre there are a handful who hold important roles at the Cliburn , and those who always have the calm look of those who have taken on difficult jobs and remain , despite myriad new crises , absolutely in control : Susan Tilley , chairman of the board of the Van Cliburn Foundation ; Mildred Fender , the social chairman for this year 's competition ; Richard Rodzinski , director of the foundation ; and John Giordano , chairman of the jury . |
| 10 | Fairly recently zoos have taken on vital roles as places of refuge for species . |