Example sentences of "took [adv prt] a different " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their faces took on a different expression ; they grew more spruce and upright of bearing , ceased to loll about on the tables or against the walls , and held themselves up . |
| 2 | As the formality of adoption receded into past history , leaving the same accumulation of problems , hope began to wane and problems took on a different perspective . |
| 3 | Eliot 's life , for the eight years still left to him , now took on a different pattern . |
| 4 | The whole net of relationships between community and subculture , class and centralizing monopoly capitalism thus took on a different shape . |
| 5 | Dressing the doll , after her experience with Effie , took on a different meaning for McAllister . |
| 6 | The panel discussions , which included the voices of aboriginal midwives as well as registered nurses , took on a different meaning in this medical environment . |
| 7 | Rather , erm , one was in one position and then a second took up a different position . |