Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [verb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A major chain of small grocery shops has taken on the might of the big wholesalers in a battle over the right to sell newspapers . |
| 2 | The organization of women in the controlled zones varies considerably depending on the region : either one of the women 's organizations has taken on the task or there may be a women 's committee of the Popular Power Council . |
| 3 | The words had hung on the air , heavy with innuendo , and an act of simple kindness had been spoiled . |
| 4 | Er much to everybody 's fear , really , because we , we , we were stepping into a new area , you can imagine from , from wires to something with no wires , and the risk of that failing , but , but it worked and er from thereon , of course most Fire Brigades have taken on the task and , and er are now on radio contact of this kind . |
| 5 | Countries with suitable slalom sites but no suitable WWR courses would then be able to host events and smaller countries prepared to take on the WWR event but not the larger slalom event would be able to make contributions . |
| 6 | In such fields a double need arises : to harmonise licensing requirements for companies intending to carry on the activities in question , and to establish essential standards for the prudential supervision of companies providing financial services . |
| 7 | Thus , over the years , many life assurance companies have taken on the management of pension funds on behalf of firms and other institutions . |
| 8 | 120 golfers have taken on the challenges that Woburn has to offer . |
| 9 | Relatives had taken on the boys of her family but did not want the responsibility and lower wages of the girls . |
| 10 | Argument about rival therapies has taken on the passion previously given to theological debate . |
| 11 | BRITAIN 's first solar-powered lavatories have switched on the National Trust to cutting its £2.5 million power bill by using more ‘ green energy ’ . |
| 12 | There is only one Arsenal today , and I can not conceive another simply because no other club have players fitted to carry on the same ideas . ’ |
| 13 | Johns is one of five current full internationals poised to take on the host country in their opening group game as Ireland contest one of the major sporting titles in the world , albeit in the abridged version . |
| 14 | Up until now researchers have taken on the guise of distant experts who hand down their findings , leaving practitioners with the task of making sense of and using them . |
| 15 | Four schoolchildren have taken on the farming world — and won . |