Example sentences of "took [adv] [subord] [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | Withdrawing the bid yesterday , Mr Fitton said the original discussions with Eagle , which was then chaired by Malcolm Stockdale , were amicable , but when company doctor David James took over as chairman of the group last week it was clear any approach would have to be aggressive . |
2 | Cecil Parkinson took over as Chairman of the Conservative Party in what proved to be an inspired appointment . |
3 | He then spent a brief spell on the staff at the Gaczyna spy school before being sent to Angola in 1974 as a senior military adviser ; three years later he took over as commandant of the notorious Balashikha , a centre on the outskirts of Moscow used for the training of international terrorists . |
4 | Borisav Jovic of Serbia took over as President of the federal Collective State Presidency on May 15 in accordance with the system of annual rotation of that office . |
5 | Tom Whittaker took over as manager after the war , adding two Championships and two Wembley appearances — one successful — to the honours list . |