Example sentences of "i take over " in BNC.
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| 1 | She paused in the doorway , and said , ‘ Shall I take over , Doctor ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ There were problems in the past with the way the fund was run , but when I took over a couple of years ago we took a very long look at our accounting system and put matters right . |
| 3 | I took over from a guy who went out the stage door and somebody said to him , ‘ Have you got a light ? ’ |
| 4 | it is radical because at the time when I took over we needed to be radical . |
| 5 | When I took over , it was evident that the need for new roads vastly outstripped the likely supply . |
| 6 | I took over the chair previously occupied by Angus Maude , who since 1979 had carried out the impossible job of overseeing Government information . |
| 7 | When I took over at the Department of Health and Social Security , I was under no illusion about the difficulty of my job . |
| 8 | ‘ I did n't have a chance to get a briefing from Graeme but I did n't get one when I took over from Kenny Dalglish . |
| 9 | ‘ When I took over my father 's practice , I wanted to refurbish the waiting room and surgery and install new furniture and equipment . |
| 10 | When I took over , Bruno Marie-Rose , the indoor world-record holder , was already away . |
| 11 | I took over the poling . |
| 12 | When I took over from Tim Grant in September 1987 , the PLANIT Club Project was nearly complete . |
| 13 | All I materially knew of the war was the thick squat block of the air-raid shelter at the end of the garden which as a child I took over as my own little house . |
| 14 | ‘ Then I went to the States to record and tour with another band and , when I returned , a bassist friend had left Cozy Powell 's ‘ Hammer ’ band when Cozy was charting regularly , and so I took over from him . |
| 15 | In a furious outburst after their match at Highfield Road , Atkinson described Villa 's performance as ‘ the worst since I took over ’ . |
| 16 | The former England striker revealed : ‘ The chairman has been telling me the same thing ever since I took over 18 months ago . |
| 17 | ‘ I felt that as soon as I took over Gary had it in his mind that he was n't looking to play for England beyond the two years which took him up to the European Championships , ’ he said . |
| 18 | ‘ I persuaded him to sell me the rights to manufacture the Seven and I took over everything except the Lotus name . ’ |
| 19 | It was a thriving concern when I took over , so it was a mathematical problem , really . |
| 20 | As far as quality of play went it was probably the worst since I took over . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ When I took over in 1990 , Nigel only had one cap and I was n't absolutely convinced that he would be an integral part of the team . |
| 22 | Anyway , by the time Maureen went on her annual holiday , Biggles was feeding himself a bit and coming on well , so I took over . |
| 23 | In due course Vernon Hunt retired and I took over as Chief Inspector of Accidents on 1 January 1974 . |
| 24 | She collected right up to 1985 , when I took over buying them . |
| 25 | Ever since I took over the tips section in the hallowed pages of ZZAP ! 64 , folks have whinged that most of the pokes are for Reset and Action Replay carts . |
| 26 | The latest and most thorough had been completed just before I took over the chairman-ship . |
| 27 | I took over in August 1968 , far from sure that I 'd be able to hold down the key anchor-man role . |
| 28 | I suppose Stella told you I took over from Richard St Ives . ’ |
| 29 | I have to say this is the first time I 've been in this position since I took over . ’ |
| 30 | When I took over , the ‘ Whads ’ were already twenty points adrift from the rest of football and while not seeing myself beyond blame entirely , my denial of any involvement in our downfall does not mean my commitment is any less than 110 per cent . |