Example sentences of "[vb base] [been] taken over [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | They will tell you of problems in the area , forthcoming planning proposals , tree preservation orders , which of the drains have been taken over by the Council , road and transport problems , pollution , public rights of way , and so on . |
2 | Areas of the economy in which formerly goods and services such as medicine , education , transport and energy were supplied by the private sector , have been taken over by the public sector and the key issues as to how much should be supplied and at what price , have been decided directly or indirectly by the ballot box rather than the market place . |
3 | A few have become derelict as smaller farms have been taken over by the larger conglomerates but many have been restored for non-farming families : that is , those which have not got past the point of no return after being left open to the four winds for too many years ; fit only for pigeon habitation . |
4 | Since the 1950s , many of these functions have been taken over by the record producer . |
5 | A compromise solution may be for the vendor to hive the Target business and assets down to a newly formed target company in its group and for Newco then to acquire Target , in the knowledge that only specified liabilities have been taken over by the new Target . |