Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [vb infin] over the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus it was that I decided to give Edward Young a greater part to play in At Home in Thrush Green for , having burnt down the rectory in an earlier book , it seemed only right that I should hand over the job of replacing my act of arson to the architect I had created . |
| 2 | I says , I 'll go next week This was after three weeks , I says , I 'll go on next week and I 'll take over the job of yard foreman , and I 'll do it the way I want it done , not the way that . |
| 3 | They thought if I became England manager I would take over the FA — and I would have done ! ’ |
| 4 | Later , you can take over the wheel . ’ |
| 5 | If it appears that the child is ordinarily resident elsewhere , his " home " authority must be consulted and they may take over the investigation ( s47(12) ) . |
| 6 | While Mr Kawawa gave many reasons why they should take over the newspaper , he gave no reasons why they did not . |
| 7 | This can , of course , create very undesirable consequences : social stability may be endangered by concentration of too much power and/ or wealth in too few hands ; the privacy of citizens may be abused under the excuse of maintaining law and order , or for commercial gains ; the state may take a " big brother " role ; the business community may acquire too much political power ; or , although very unlikely , IT experts may decide that they should take over the running of the country , since it is only they who can understand the unnecessary complexity of IT systems . |
| 8 | Some say they 'll take over the children 's education completely as they try to help their youngsters make up for lost time . |
| 9 | They could take over the duties of nominated bodies , for example those for hospitals and water , and so make these services subject to democratic accountability and , in general , it is argued that they would strengthen popular interest and involvement in public affairs . |
| 10 | As the time approached for me to concentrate on my matriculation , I decided to offer Charlie the opportunity to buy out my share of the partnership and even arranged for a qualified accountant to replace me in order that they could take over the book-keeping . |
| 11 | By November 1948 , it was agreed that they could take over the responsibility for progressing work on the manufacture of plant and on-site construction from the Ministries of Supply and Works , and the following year they did so . |
| 12 | As TECs develop , they will take over the provision of Youth Training . |
| 13 | He may hand over the means of control of the goods , e.g. the key to the premises where they are housed . |
| 14 | The eldest son of a prosperous producer of soya oil and saki , in Nagoya , the parents of Morita expected that he should take over the control of the family business . |
| 15 | He could take over the Ariadne at any moment and you would n't notice the difference . ’ |
| 16 | That evening at supper Dunbar came to them and abruptly , without preamble , announced that he would take over the keepership of Berwick Castle forthwith . |
| 17 | It would take over the role in Ukraine of the former USSR Vneshekonombank ( Bank for Foreign Economic Relations ) , whose assets were taken over by Russia pending an agreement between the republics . |
| 18 | Meanwhile negotiations between the US government and the Philippines over the future of Clark air base and of Subic Bay naval base remained effectively deadlocked , with the Philippines government continuing to insist that it would take over the bases when the current agreement expired in 1991 . |
| 19 | Following a period of induction , he will take over the insurance function currently managed by the assistant company secretary and will also be responsible for developing and coordinating a risk management programme for the Group , to reduce losses in all parts of the business . |