Example sentences of "have take [adv prt] the rein " in BNC.

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1 His absence has given a rare opportunity to his deputy and political rival , Zhu Rongji , who has taken over the reins of government .
2 Philip Anderson ( Holywood ) has taken over the reins at Lisnagarvey from Terry Gregg and hopes to emulate the numerous successes achieved there in recent seasons .
3 In fact , Mr Shiratori has been one of Japan 's representative 's on the IASC since 1984 and is well versed in all the issues ; he is also well aware that he has taken up the reins of office at a critical time for the IASC .
4 The year before Mountbatten died he had taken over the reins of the United World Colleges ( UWC ) from his great-uncle .
5 The younger generation had taken over the reins .
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