Example sentences of "on [adj] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ … a fiscal and accounting entity with self-balancing set of accounts recording cash and other financial resources together with all related liabilities and residual equities or balances and changes therein which are segregated for the purpose of carrying on specific activities or attaining certain objectives in accordance with special regulations , restrictions or limitations . ’ |
2 | Finally , record the exercise that you take on each day that you record the details of your food and drink . |
3 | The books he read and the music he listened to took on profounder significance than ever before . |
4 | It is now widely accepted that the Chairmanship of the Bar is virtually a full time job , and the profession has been fortunate indeed in the people who have been prepared to take on that responsibility and make that commitment . |
5 | This is the point erm , well Plato made the point that the people we most want to rule us are probably the ones that are the least likely to want to take on that duty and Ben Williams made the same point the other way round that the people who rise to the top in politics are likely to be the ones that we would least like to have governing us . |
6 | did n't carry on that game that we were playing before . |
7 | Well I could I could er I could probably take on that task if you wish , cos it 's easy enough to actually write letters to people , cos I can just ask my secretary to do that . |
8 | The manager may take on that role but the new volunteers may find that they lack support as the manager is likely to be too busy with other duties to carry out the in-bureau training task thoroughly . |
9 | Every conversation , every event , took on fresh colour and significance . |
10 | ‘ We 'll take on fresh food and water when we reach Ibiza , ’ Nathan announced . |
11 | Firstly , there were contracts restraining a person from carrying on some trade or business ; these were clearly subject to the doctrine . |
12 | Mark my words , a few slippery leaves , or later on some snow and ice , and I shall have some old people in my surgery with sprains and breaks . |
13 | Slightly less clear is the effect of FSA , s 48(2) ( h ) , which authorises rules : " enabling or requiring information obtained by an authorised person in the course of carrying on one part of his business to be withheld by him from persons with whom he deals in the course of carrying on another part and for that purpose enabling or requiring persons employed in one part of that business to withhold information from those employed in another part . " |
14 | The structure of deception takes on another layer when Lady Macbeth learns of the prophecies . |
15 | Her ability to change form is illustrated in the quotation which opened this chapter , where Jung describes how his mother seemed to take on another shape and quality at night . |
16 | She took on another personality and a new role as an outlaw . |
17 | He fondly hopes that in the meantime talented managers wo n't be deterred from seeking to take on top jobs because of the greater demands . |
18 | National Grid , a company jointly owned by the 12 regional electricity companies of England and Wales , was granted a licence to take on British Telecom and Mercury . |
19 | The difference in the political context meant that the formulation and transmission of government objectives took on different forms and involved different actors in the two cases , most notably where the unions were concerned , as we shall see . |
20 | Together with the intricate and expressive ports de bras he allows his dancers ' feet , legs and body to take on different shapes and lines as the design unfolds to interpret the words . |
21 | The model was capable of taking on different shapes and widening as knowledge increases , to show this dynamic nature of communication . |
22 | Only Sinead O'Connor would have the courage , the reckless spirit , to take on songs made famous by the greatest singers — Ella Fitzgerald , Billie Holiday , Peggy Lee — to sing them live in front of a 47-piece orchestra , then take on organised religion and blame it for child abuse , and damn the consequences . |
23 | However , the finance company will often require the dealer to take on further obligations and to enter into a recourse agreement . |
24 | They begin , after all , as caricatures who only take on further dimensions as the tale develops . |
25 | Everything hung on this jump if the RAF were to stand much chance in the rest of the competition . |
26 | I suppose it 's really proof of what er the approach that North Yorkshire County Council is taking on this issue because nothing is is as simple a as it seems . |
27 | Counsel advice has been taken on this issue and it is concluded that debt restructuring is permitted by virtue of paragraph 1(1) ( c ) of Schedule 3 to the Local Government ( Scotland ) Act 1975 . |
28 | yeah yeah and fine now I think somebody 's coming to see me at eleven and then I 'm teaching from twelve til two , somebody 's coming to see me at two but a bit later on this afternoon or on Monday morning I can do |
29 | The I 'm your representative for the minster governors and I 'll be slipping out later on this evening if I may of the installation of the new headteacher , that will be seven minutes time so if you 'll excuse me . |
30 | Even if you want the hips , never let a rose take on this effort until it is well established — three years old at least . |