Example sentences of "has [vb pp] on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His widow , Mrs Mercy Rimer , has carried on the tradition these past few years , but this season will be her last . |
| 2 | They also failed to take him seriously , and made him angry , but he has carried on the struggle . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm not saying I did n't lift my arm and I 'm sorry for the embarrassment it has brought on the club and our supporters . |
| 4 | A consistent feature of unpaid caring , demonstrated by all the available detailed studies , is that once a particular relative has taken on the responsibility for the care of an elderly or handicapped person they get rather limited support , if any , from other relatives or friends . |
| 5 | The foregoing account confirms the idea implicit in the theoretical scheme which I sketched earlier : namely , that nationalism is an immensely powerful force , first , because it is sustained by a deep-rooted sense of belonging to a territorial and cultural community , and secondly , because this sense of belonging has become firmly attached to the nation state in a process of political development which is now several centuries old , and has taken on the character of a more or less sacrosanct and unalterable principle of political organization . |
| 6 | A major chain of small grocery shops has taken on the might of the big wholesalers in a battle over the right to sell newspapers . |
| 7 | Matthew A. has taken on the notion of drafting , of provisionality , better than the others . |
| 8 | Argument about rival therapies has taken on the passion previously given to theological debate . |
| 9 | For me the transcendent landscape has taken on the aspect of patterned fields , or small patches of flower beds . |
| 10 | With no qualifications and precious little experience , she has taken on the job of Princess of Wales and is turning it into a significant career — and at the same time has brought up two small boys . |
| 11 | The multitude of Madonnas for Italian worship in the Renaissance made this a fruitful theme for connoisseurship which has taken on the task of distinguishing authentic works from those by followers or copyists . |
| 12 | If some kind person could send us a copy I have some very keen would-be knitters who would be extremely grateful , not least myself who has taken on the task of teaching them . |
| 13 | The organization of women in the controlled zones varies considerably depending on the region : either one of the women 's organizations has taken on the task or there may be a women 's committee of the Popular Power Council . |
| 14 | Recently , Tina Benson , the captain 's sister , has taken on the role of marketing manager . |
| 15 | A penguin keeper whose own family has flown the nest has taken on the role of mother to one of her birds . |
| 16 | ‘ The father may have been violent , the woman might be involved with someone else who has taken on the role of father . |
| 17 | There 's more light , Harriet has switched on the kitchen light . |