Example sentences of "on the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | At one time sharing the old Norn language , even there we had been forced to diverge , because while Shetland became absorbed into Scotland and obliged to take on the Scots/English language , the Faroese managed to retain and develop their own language , using that of their ‘ parent ’ country Denmark as the second tongue . |
| 32 | But the issue of Somerset House , which he has put on the political agenda , will not fade . |
| 33 | That assumption allows us to retrace and anticipate , as it were , the steps a statesman — past , present , or future — has taken or will take on the political scene . |
| 34 | They identify with the global capitalist system , reconceptualize their several national interests in terms of the global system , and take on the political project of reconceptualizing the national interests of their co-nationals in terms of the global capitalist system . |
| 35 | The staff appraisal interviews were conducted by the Head and the Deputy Head ( Staff ) , who claimed that the main benefits were : a report on individual teachers , agreed with them , on their personal file ( to which the Head added ‘ they 're helping to write their own references ’ ) , and clarification for the Senior Management Team as to what INSET actions they ought to take on the individual teacher 's behalf . |
| 36 | Whatever decision the government takes on the East-west route , the amount of traffic on the roads will continue to grow — and despite the problems of freight , the vast majority of vehicles on the roads — over 80% — are private cars . |
| 37 | In Jennings 's absence Neil Barker , one of this season 's England newcomers , took on the chief goalscoring role , ably supported by his captain Andy Halliday . |
| 38 | TRAINERS have shunned the chance to take on the brilliant miler Zafonic at Royal Ascot next week . |
| 39 | Slow transit constipation can be distinguished from outlet obstruction by the ingestion of a capsule containing 20 shapes followed by an abdominal x ray film taken on the fifth day ; 80% retention of the markers signifies slow colonic transit . |
| 40 | Few realise the toll erosion 's taken on the 200 year old structure . |
| 41 | If we let indicate that part of the surplus-value which serves for the personal consumption of the capitalists , and that which is turned into capital , thus , it we make and correspondingly , if we further let indicate that part of the surplus-value which is accumulated as a part of the constant capital , and that part of the surplus-value which is to be accumulated as a part of the variable capital , and thus posit and correspondingly thus the general formula for the product of both departments takes on the following form : |
| 42 | Yes well , for the experimental aircraft programme British Aerospace specified what G E C had to do and er a a this time , if you like , Deutsch Aerospace has taken on the equivalent role that B A E had for the experimental aircraft programme and er Deutsch Aerospace are not without experience in flight controls they have . |
| 43 | There he sat until a child switched on the widescreen t.v. showing a news broadcast . |
| 44 | 8 information about other books published , materials , tapes , etc — often carried on the inside back cover . |
| 45 | Wheeler , however , did not always pass on the relevant information to his assistant . |
| 46 | Banknote paper was then prepared with a colouring agent made from cobalt , silex , salt and potash : if you set light to a bundle of money , the cinder would take on the extraordinary tint that Musgrave saw on the Caen dockside . |
| 47 | As Wilfred Owen moves into the second stanza he takes on the bigger issue of what he is really trying to say . |
| 48 | Elijah heard a divine message sending him back to troubled Israel , with intuition as to definite things to do , one of which was to find a successor to carry on the prophetic ministry . |
| 49 | Phil 's first big break in showbiz was when , as a child actor , he took on the challenging role of Arthur Dodger in Charles Dickens ' classical-rock musical ‘ Camelot ’ where he learned all he knows re : homelessness … |
| 50 | And the new structure erm moves towards erm team working across the advice centre composes of three teams er and also , takes on the critical self managing team so that erm in terms of the this work and technical support that er , has in the past been offered by a team leader , er , team leader and advice centre manager that will be , in the future will be offered by a senior member of staff erm , for each other and for less experienced staff . |
| 51 | The dungeon had taken on the squalid smell of the cave back in hell . |
| 52 | The active part is played by a public corporation , the National Coal Board , which carries on the vast bulk of the exploitation itself whilst licensing a minute amount of private enterprise by others . |
| 53 | He wished that he could as easily delete the memory of what had followed after she had switched on the overhead light . |
| 54 | It was getting dark so he pulled the curtains and put on the overhead light . |
| 55 | Well , each of the seven great churches had a peel of six bells that hung on the outside wall of the church tower . |
| 56 | If the family were going to take on the outside world , they 'd do it in eccentric style , his father had implied . |
| 57 | Though no official cost has been put on the deep-water well which led to the West of Shetland find , industry sources suggest the total outlay may have been less than £10 million . |
| 58 | Ideally , the community physiotherapist takes on the wider responsibility of not only teaching the carers , but also assessing and treating the patient 's particular problems through a progressive rehabilitation programme . |
| 59 | The three of them looked at the dark-dressed figure of their brother , his head back , as he stared at the huge oil painting of highland cattle hanging on the broad stone wall of the fireplace , and he answered , ‘ I do n't know , Reggie . |
| 60 | We have demonstrated against petty apartheid because we are taking on the entire system of apartheid on all fronts . |