Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [verb] over the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The smart or intelligent chargers tend to take over the user 's responsibility , detecting the amount of charge needed and eliminating any memory problems , but as stated previously , they are many time more expensive than the standard chargers . |
| 2 | SUPERMARKETS have taken over the consumer food role that farmers and market gardeners traditionally played in selling products direct to the public . |
| 3 | The Reptilons plan to take over the Earth , and the bimbos are up for nasty experimental surgery . |
| 4 | In a letter published in ‘ The Times ’ on 2 March the Cardinal said , ‘ Whatever stance individuals make take over the morality of the nuclear deterrent , there must be general agreement on the aim of preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to non-nuclear states . |
| 5 | In the capital , Caracas , the rebels tried to take over the government palace and the presidential residence , La Carlota airport , the Ministry of Defence , Navy and National Guard buildings and the national television station . |
| 6 | But officials refused to hand over the dog until they vetted Mia in person to ensure she was suitable to have custody of the dog . |
| 7 | Once again the officers have taken over the ship by some nifty footwork , and the mutineers have been battened down in the fo'csle . |
| 8 | That £150 million will be reduced after the liquidators have handed over the money they expect to recover ( at least £60 mil lion ) and possibly more if other claims are pursued by the DTI . |
| 9 | At the same time , in some towns at least , bishops came to take over the duties of such late Roman officers as the defensores , who had been expected to defend the weak . |
| 10 | Here the children of the rich and famous , children destined to take over the city 's highest offices , were trained . |
| 11 | In 1979 , as more and more pressurised water reactors were ordered throughout Europe , EEC ministers decided to take over the project . |
| 12 | As Harry Cohn , head of Columbia , said shortly before a heart attack killed him in 1958 : ‘ The lunatics have taken over the asylum . ’ |
| 13 | Unions tried to take over the country . |
| 14 | If , for any reason , one of my colleagues needs to take over the file at any stage , you will be consulted . |