Example sentences of "took on a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While at the same time we might say of all of us that God in Christ took on a humanity which , with him , we share . |
| 2 | Rising initially in a vertical plume for many thousands of metres , and then spreading out laterally in the upper atmosphere , it took on a shape rather like that of a pine tree , with a trunk and branches . |
| 3 | Then her voice took on a tone of mild suspiciousness . |
| 4 | So , the sort of man who took on a mansus absus might have been an immigrant attracted by freedom from labour services ; or a son who feared that his patrimony , or his share of it , would not be big enough to support his family ; or a rich peasant with several adult sons and labour to spare . |
| 5 | Humphrey 's research on workers in the Brazilian motor industry in the 1970s shows that , in this particular case , a group of relatively highly paid workers in a modern sector of the economy did not behave as a labour aristocracy , but took on a vanguard role in providing political leadership for the working class as a whole ( Humphrey 1982 ) . |
| 6 | Well we were lucky in that we 've been able to do , have a , a very good relationship with a company called well known in the marine side and they put in forty five thousand pounds into er the scheme and promised that before Christmas and that was reading the paper one day in November the , the Robert the National Heritage Minister saying that they may be , may , if you 're lucky , going to put some money into sport and er so we contacted them and we were one of the first sports to get , had money doubled as they say in the bingo hall , so we er we now have ninety , ninety thousand pounds and which I wh has been distributed or will be distributed in the , in the following way so that 's how we 're gon na spend it and er these er , the administration represent we were basically overwhelmed with enquiries and s we took on a person in order to , to do it , the normal R Y A staff had already got enough on so we took on a girl called Sara who answers all the queries on the Year of Youth Hotline and erm we are also running the boat shows , the four or five N B L challenge which is the flagship event for our sponsors which is er I wo n't go into the , the details but is a , a talent fight , talent spotting event for under sixteen year olds around the country and it provided fleet of dinghies , the prize for which is a dinghy which is not , not a bad prize I think you 'll agree . |
| 7 | Roman asked mildly , and Garry 's rather weak features took on a look of selfcongratulation . |
| 8 | The major 's puffy face took on a look of deep suspicion . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , most people who made history , or who instructed juniors how to make it , were concerned with a restricted genealogical range ; so knowledge took on a segmentary , even oppositional character : genealogies varied , for instance , from reciter to reciter and from audience to audience . |
| 10 | The street took on a sense of unreality , the posters outside the theatre announcing the new Season , a huge photograph of Gesner , some bonbon papers blowing along the pavement , a surly young man sidling up to the front of the theatre . |
| 11 | His face took on a mask of blankness . |
| 12 | As an example , the Lewis Association was formed in the 1930's , and it took on a life of its own by promoting research and by issuing booklets . |
| 13 | ‘ My sideburns sort of took on a life of their own . |
| 14 | In Aenarion 's hand the Sword of Khaine dripped smouldering blood and the daemonic blade took on a life of its own . |
| 15 | We all spurred and whipped as we reached the bottom of the hill to keep up pace for the snow underfoot made the going heavy , when both Bowyer 's horse and that of Southgate suddenly took on a life of their own . |
| 16 | The snag was , everything had seemed perfectly fine and reasonable written down in black and white — but the book had omitted to mention that on snow the skis took on a life all of their own . |
| 17 | Once this broader scope for mainstream American linguistics was established , pragmatics soon took on a life of its own , for the issues raised are interesting and important in their own right . |
| 18 | Framed by the silver fur her face took on a glow that emphasized her high cheekbones . |
| 19 | Rory 's face took on a regret that was almost comic . |
| 20 | Well we were lucky in that we 've been able to do , have a , a very good relationship with a company called well known in the marine side and they put in forty five thousand pounds into er the scheme and promised that before Christmas and that was reading the paper one day in November the , the Robert the National Heritage Minister saying that they may be , may , if you 're lucky , going to put some money into sport and er so we contacted them and we were one of the first sports to get , had money doubled as they say in the bingo hall , so we er we now have ninety , ninety thousand pounds and which I wh has been distributed or will be distributed in the , in the following way so that 's how we 're gon na spend it and er these er , the administration represent we were basically overwhelmed with enquiries and s we took on a person in order to , to do it , the normal R Y A staff had already got enough on so we took on a girl called Sara who answers all the queries on the Year of Youth Hotline and erm we are also running the boat shows , the four or five N B L challenge which is the flagship event for our sponsors which is er I wo n't go into the , the details but is a , a talent fight , talent spotting event for under sixteen year olds around the country and it provided fleet of dinghies , the prize for which is a dinghy which is not , not a bad prize I think you 'll agree . |
| 21 | In the beginning Marian took on a lot of criminal work and admits wryly that the ‘ old lags just thought they 'd led me have a try ’ . |
| 22 | While approaching the Firth of Forth the ship took on a lot of water during bad weather . |
| 23 | When the household took on a maid , Simenon began an affair with her which lasted 15 years before his wife found out . |
| 24 | Or I say , yes , Chief Inspector- ’ His voice took on a mincing mimicking tone . |
| 25 | Later , Ferrabee took on a partner , as trade references of the early 1870s refer to Ferrabee and Fox as producing cloth at Port Mill . |
| 26 | Stirling took on a number of officers and men from the disbanded Special Service Regiment and the rest were distributed elsewhere , as few of them were suitable for SAS training . |
| 27 | The applause , scattered at first , thickened , took on a note of real enthusiasm , and tinny music could be heard threading through it , and then J. J. Gerrard was coming through the wide entrance at the back of the dais , his rather fat face heavily serious over his pink shirt , walking purposefully to the chair in the center . |
| 28 | The girl 's voice took on a whine as she flew yet again to the defence of her man . |
| 29 | While my mother attempted to sort out our family finances — no easy matter with the capital , La Paz , virtually divorced from all communication — I took on a job of work for Porua . |
| 30 | Edhi took on a job at a medical store . |