Example sentences of "taking on a [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The place is familiar , becoming home , taking on a tinge of spurious cosiness . |
| 2 | Slowly , but surely , the machine knitting project is taking on a life of its own . |
| 3 | The veiled glance she sent Silas also swept Lucy , taking on a glitter of warning as it did so . |
| 4 | To overcome this problem in the short-term , firms may well find themselves taking on a number of small sites in the general area . |
| 5 | A naive bee carried to the feeder from the hive and placed on the food source will circle repeatedly after taking on a load of sugar water as if ‘ studying ’ the source , and yet when she returns a few minutes later she will be unable to choose the correct feeder colour . |
| 6 | When we 're talking about the negligence factor , obviously the insurance does n't cover the negligence of of a repairer , erm any faults inherent at the time of purchase are obviously not our responsibility and I do n't think any reasonable person would expect us to cover that because obviously we 're we 're in insurance , we 're not taking on risks already , we 're taking on a risk of mechanical failure of items after they 're sold , not obviously before they 're sold . |
| 7 | I mean many people wrote disparagingly about your attempt , your nerve in taking on a gem of the New York stage and turning it into a British directed movie . |