Example sentences of "take [adv prt] from the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The archosaurs took over from the mammal-like reptiles about two-thirds through the Triassic . |
| 2 | They may also come to contract for the community health and care services their patients need , taking over from the social services departments or competing with them . |
| 3 | On the day before the April 18 announcement , the President of the Serbian state presidency , Slobodan Milosevic , had declared that Serbia 's own internal affairs secretariat had now taken over from the federal authorities in administering public security in the province . |
| 4 | The Beatles had taken over from the Rolling Stones , but Gabriel , used to pop boiling over all around her , did not notice . |
| 5 | After a year or so the rope was taken up from the lower floors and wound on to a cleat on the top storey . |
| 6 | The duvet , I 'd just taken back from the dry cleaners ! |
| 7 | There are so many historical sights to take in from the ancient temples , the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank to the High Dam at Aswan . |
| 8 | The group around Harry Pollitt and Palme Dutt was able to take over from the older leaders , Inkpin , Bell , and MacManus and to commit the Party to the new tactic of the " United Front from Below " . |