Example sentences of "[noun pl] take on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many in the music business sneer at coverage in the regional press but Gedge has always encouraged it , especially in the Middleton paper where articles take on the role of a public letter home . |
| 2 | EVENTS / Conkering heroes take on the world |
| 3 | The therapists take on the role of director , facilitator , organizer , reinforcer , and teacher . |
| 4 | A third group of carers take on the job because they feel that they have to . |
| 5 | Tors take on the appearance of ruined castles or huge animals through the hanging cloud while stunted trees add to the other-worldly landscape . |
| 6 | Oxford City Stars take on the city 's University team . |
| 7 | There 's ice action for hockey fans in swindon tomorrow … wildcats against sheffield … on sunday Oxford city stars take on the basingstoke bulldogs |
| 8 | The survey also contains information on the action employers take on the expiry of the time limit . |
| 9 | Ideal notes take on the character of architecture — that is , they comprise a well-defined structure ; they are capable of supporting and containing the burden to be later placed on them ; and they are designed to last . |
| 10 | Higher education is notorious for producing disciples , as students take on the mantle of a teacher who has created a great impression . |
| 11 | The Zombies take on the appearance of people the adventurers know ( and preferably care about or at least like ) and reach forward to them as if in greeting . |
| 12 | So the women take on the role of his good friends . |