Example sentences of "[noun prp] has [verb] over the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | On all three occasions , Stewart has handed over the gloves to Blakey — even though he is clearly a far superior keeper . |
2 | Fr Rice has taken over the running of a detoxification centre started some years ago by a Mill Hill priest who died recently . |
3 | NEWLY-promoted Det Chief Inspector Mike Paddon has taken over the job and office of his retiring twin Terry at Exeter police HQ . |
4 | Since Jim Henson 's sudden , untimely death his son Brian has taken over the company reins and continues the great tradition by trundling out Kermit as Bob Cratchit , Miss Piggy as Emily Cratchit , Fozzie Bear as Fozziwig , Rizzo The Rat as Himself and The Great Gonzo as narrator Mr Dickens . |
5 | Mr F. Dunn has taken over the Rail Agency at Ludlow Station . |
6 | When the tow-rope breaks in a storm and the Arno is separated from the Langdale , Cam has to take over the duty of navigating in difficult circumstances , advised by the wounded mate , and he proves equal to the challenge . |
7 | Meanwhile Svidrigailov has taken over the suicide role , which is to say the blanket boredom has become positively terminal . |