Example sentences of "took over as " in BNC.
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| 1 | After 16 minutes Graham Roberts was injured by a tackle for which Perry Groves was booked ( Steve Clarke took over as sweeper , and is likely to have several weeks in which to build on a promising display ) . |
| 2 | Withdrawing the bid yesterday , Mr Fitton said the original discussions with Eagle , which was then chaired by Malcolm Stockdale , were amicable , but when company doctor David James took over as chairman of the group last week it was clear any approach would have to be aggressive . |
| 3 | DAVID James , who took over as chairman of Eagle Trust less than two weeks ago , yesterday stamped his mark on the troubled Midlands mini-conglomerate , appointing three new directors and securing the resignations of three others , two of whom were supporters of deposed chairman Malcolm Stockdale . |
| 4 | Cecil Parkinson took over as Chairman of the Conservative Party in what proved to be an inspired appointment . |
| 5 | Following the death of Cromwell in September 1658 , Richard took over as Lord Protector , but proved too weak and amiable to control parliament , particularly as the army and the majority of the gentry preferred the restoration of the monarchy . |
| 6 | Tom Whittaker took over as manager after the war , adding two Championships and two Wembley appearances — one successful — to the honours list . |
| 7 | Mr Twyble took over as Captain and still holds that position . |
| 8 | Innerd took over as Palace 's captain in 1906 after Ted Birnie had left us and he led us to several marvellous FA Cup triumphs , including the fabulous 1–0 Will at the home of his former club , and League champions , Newcastle United in January 1907 . |
| 9 | When von Kuenheim , engineer turned manager , took over as chairman on 1 January 1970 , BMW was still battling to establish a clear model identity after earlier dabbling with everything from V8 limousines to sports cars to bubble cars . |
| 10 | But the excitement of adventure took over as we prepared Faith 's 1954 Tri-Pacer . |
| 11 | Thirty-four years later , Diana Rigg used garlic to curtail her love scenes with George Lazenby when he took over as James Bond for his only screen appearance as 007 in On Her Majesty 's Secret Service in 1969 . |
| 12 | This was the year Mrs Joel took over as organiser and she invited the guides to help . |
| 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 | It was bad enough being frustrated on the bench while Dewi took over as first choice but at least you are involved every day . |
| 15 | JOHN BECK took over as manager of Second Division Preston yesterday and immediately hit back at his critics . |
| 16 | The rather handsome Perpendicular church of St Andrew in Curry Rivel where the ceremony took place was soon to become a familiar enough place for Benjamin , as he took over as its organist to complement his work as the local headmaster . |
| 17 | Following his friend 's death , he took over as chairman , and , in 1970 , was elected as the Yorkshire representative to the RSPCA 's National Council . |
| 18 | Self-pity had no place in his predicament Anger and sheer instinct took over as Manville suddenly knew , deep inside himself , the exact name and nature of the game . |
| 19 | Sir Alistair Frame , who took over as chairman from Sir Bob Scholey earlier this year , yesterday took a swipe at state subsidies to European rivals . |
| 20 | When she took over as First Lady four years ago , she was hailed as the freshest breath of air to hit Washington in years . |
| 21 | Mr Goodwin , who recently took over as Suffolk NFU chairman and farms at Syleham Hall , near Fressingfield , said farmers had requested greater help on the high capital cost of farm machinery and buildings . |
| 22 | Mrs Mills , former Serious Fraud Office chief who took over as DPP this year , called for : |
| 23 | though Ernest Long ( who took over as BEA secretary in 1951 ) was more flexible than most , seeing that financial disciplines were , at least potentially , the medium for achieving greater independence from Whitehall . |
| 24 | Phil Oliver took over as wicketkeeper and Yorkshire declared at 365 for 8 after 103.3 overs , Geoffrey Boycott scoring 152 not out . |
| 25 | He then spent a brief spell on the staff at the Gaczyna spy school before being sent to Angola in 1974 as a senior military adviser ; three years later he took over as commandant of the notorious Balashikha , a centre on the outskirts of Moscow used for the training of international terrorists . |
| 26 | In 1968–72 he took over as Press Secretary , and he ran that office with courtesy and tremendous efficiency that will long be remembered . |
| 27 | Out of the seven Africans who now took over as Ministers , all except one were Cpp members : the odd man out was J.A . |
| 28 | When McDougall took over as Secretary the BDDA had some four hundred members and thirteen branches . |
| 29 | In 1830 , when the governor , Edward Nicholls , returned to England on sick leave , Beecroft took over as acting governor , a post he held with distinction for the next two years . |
| 30 | Bill Levy took over as editor , and Mick Farren , whose relationship with It was to survive the history of the underground made his first appearance . |