Example sentences of "[adv] and take [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead of the dominant males moving in and taking over the females during the breeding period , they are simply allowed in for mating only and then driven out again . |
| 2 | Along with many other groups , The Wedding Present found their product on hold and their projected Ukrainian LP was stuck in Red Rhino 's York warehouse until RCA moved in and took over the marketing of it . |
| 3 | He reached in and took out the Beretta , cradling it in his hand , working the slide . |
| 4 | It is at these times that fate may appear to step in and take over the proceedings . |
| 5 | ‘ However , I have received an assurance from the Post Office that in the event of the present franchisees not being able to find a buyer for the business , then the Post Office will step in and take over the running of the counter service again . ’ |
| 6 | Ace was tempted to move in and take out the sentries , but knew that it would be a foolish move , since they would be missed by the congregation when they arrived , who would thus be alerted . |
| 7 | The station had gone , too , and they 'd shut the line down and taken up the rails . |
| 8 | It was thrown there on neutral territory between the two ranks and the person who was successful in breaking through and taking up the crown and running right down … round , circling their opponents , and right round and coming back without being caught , that person was successful . |
| 9 | It was whilst working my way through this , often writing in the column headings for several pages in advance to give myself the illusion that I had completed more than I actually had , that two important suspicions that had lain dormant for some time rose up and took on the aspect of horribly credible hypotheses . |
| 10 | Agnes did not make the mistake now of asking her customer how much he intended to spend on the acid drops ; she reached up and took down the jar and , tilting it , tipped some acid drops into the scale ; then , putting the glass lid back onto the jar , she returned the whole to the shelf before once again blowing into a small paper bag and depositing the sweets inside . |
| 11 | agreed to take to set up and take down the stall and be there for most of the day . |
| 12 | ‘ Good , ’ said Ben , moving back and taking up the oars again . |
| 13 | He smiled sadly , then went across and took up the basin , carrying it across to the door . |
| 14 | ‘ If it had n't been for her courage and fortitude in going out there and taking on the role of investigator , private detective and motivator , those files would still be closed and the police would just have an unsolved case of a missing person . ’ |