Example sentences of "'d taken [adv] the " in BNC.

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1 That was the filthy coastal town smelling of fish oil where I 'd taken over the driving .
2 Ross , who 'd taken over the industrial empire founded by his father , Sir David Wyndham , had been planning to develop and broaden the company 's overseas operations .
3 Christina warmed to her and was glad for the trouble she 'd taken on the Morris 's account .
4 The two sisters were both in their fifties , both ex-nurses , neither ever married ; they 'd taken on the restaurant as a late-life decision when their father had died and left them a shared inheritance .
5 After he 'd taken out the bread , I took him back for lunch and he rested as usual in the afternoon , lying on his bed and listening to the radio .
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