Example sentences of "on [adj] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | It hangs on that sort of knife-edge . |
| 2 | Having reluctantly cleared me of the charge of indulging in orgies with my entire sales force , you seem to have got it into your head that Lexy and I are carrying on some kind of affair . |
| 3 | All six degrees of freedom are seen to take on some zone of possible position or angle . |
| 4 | If paragliders can at least get away with their sport when safely airborne , since they then take on some element of grace and beauty , the mountain biker will always look a clod . |
| 5 | If rebates are extensive this takes on some aspects of an income tax too . |
| 6 | In an age when insurance against all forms of liability is commonplace , it is surely not surprising or unjust if law makes persons who carry on some kinds of hazardous undertakings liable for the harm they do , unless they can excuse or justify it on some recognisable ground . ’ |
| 7 | It provides that information may be withheld where a firm : " maintains an established arrangement which requires information obtained by the firm in the course of carrying on one part of its business of any kind to be withheld in certain circumstances from persons with whom it deals in the course of carrying on another part of its business of any kind . " |
| 8 | Morrow laughed , bringing on another attack of smoker 's cough . |
| 9 | The alarm in Leeming 's face was obvious ; the confusion that followed brought on another bout of coughing . |
| 10 | The barked refusal brought on another bout of painful , quickly stifled coughing . |
| 11 | In these cases verse takes on another dimension of seriousness by its juxtaposition with the prose of jest and the evasion of responsibilities . |
| 12 | I admired the way she took on this part of the world and conquered it . ’ |
| 13 | The simple statistical confirmation that the majority of them were from 1984 onwards — and probably from that particular Friday , though one can not be certain — in the skies above the Pacific Ocean was ( for me and I suspect for most who came to know ) the first and final affirmation that from now on this part of the world was the centre of things . |
| 14 | ‘ It was quite usual for me to take on this sort of job but it was n't usual for him to make an appointment for me and only tell me at the last minute , especially when it meant working after hours . |
| 15 | ‘ You ca n't possibly expect me to carry on this sort of charade — not for that length of time ? ’ |
| 16 | What , you may ask , has brought on this fit of choler on my part ? |
| 17 | Okay , I will then , outside this meeting , take on this task of setting up the forms view the output from all this gathering and decide what , whether we can make a sensible rationing from some of the forms . |
| 18 | There was no ‘ minimum wage ’ and clubs tended to take on large numbers of hopefuls at low rates . |
| 19 | The marina at Las Palmas was crammed full of yachts dressed overall , and of crews making final preparations and taking on astonishing quantities of provisions . |
| 20 | ‘ It 's encouraging that work is being made which refuses this ridiculous demand for positive images , which tries to take on multiple aspects of identity . |
| 21 | It is likely that the Minoan sacral horns acquired these and possibly additional symbolic meanings , becoming a layered symbol , in much the same way that the Cross of Christ has been transformed in religious art to take on all sorts of new overtones . |
| 22 | As well as acting he has moved also to take on Artistic Directorship of his own company , Compass . |
| 23 | They can go on first sort of warm up band and that 'll put everybody else in context . |
| 24 | In times of full employment , employers are more willing to take on disabled people of all kinds and there is a direct economic incentive to ensure that those who can work do . |
| 25 | It provides that information may be withheld where a firm : " maintains an established arrangement which requires information obtained by the firm in the course of carrying on one part of its business of any kind to be withheld in certain circumstances from persons with whom it deals in the course of carrying on another part of its business of any kind . " |
| 26 | 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 . " |
| 27 | You may then decide that either you do not need to interview anyone at all because no job exists or that you need to interview someone for a quite different role , perhaps involving taking on various responsibilities of other employees which together form a more rational and cohesive whole . |
| 28 | The Financial Services Act 1986 introduced a régime for the control of persons and bodies carrying on various kinds of financial business , or offering financial services by what has come to be known as self-regulation . |
| 29 | The agency takes on any kind of job — you just name the subject and give us some indication of the kind of thing you want to know , and then we go out and get it for you . ’ |
| 30 | He sat in silence as she worked , and for that , at least , she was grateful , knowing it would be well-nigh impossible to carry on any kind of sane conversation right now . |