Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun] to take on the " in BNC.

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1 But this is exactly the sort of attitude that has forced RAF pilots to take on the most terrifying assignments and attack runways and hardened aircraft shelters ( built with British expertise ) , to be fired on by Soviet missiles or Soviet antiaircraft guns , or face the threat of German-developed chemical warfare or French Exocet missiles .
2 Pat Kinch is here at RAF Fairford to take on the world .
3 But , less than three years on , a barrage of unforeseen problems has compelled Peter Mantle to take on the responsibilities of a new role : that of vigorous country crusader .
4 In what could be the most crucial casting decision of his career , Stone settled on Val Kilmer to take on the most sought-after male lead role in recent years .
5 Bronson will return to the role of Paul Kersey to take on the Mafia in the latest sequel to the vigilante saga .
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