Example sentences of "[prep] taking [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 NEW head chef Nigel Alexander is aiming for a healthier menu after taking over at the King 's Head Hotel , Richmond .
2 DEVASTATION The hellish scene faced by emergency services in Amsterdam last night when a huge El Al jumbo jet ripped through suburban apartment blocks after losing two of its four engines soon after taking off from the city
3 The CMR applies to every contract for the carriage of goods by road in vehicles for reward , when the place of taking over of the goods and the place of delivery , as specified in the contract , are situated in two different countries , of which at least one is a contracting country , irrespective of the place of residence and the nationality of the parties .
4 As controller of the Audit Commission before taking over at the helm of the CBI last year , Mr Davies said he had first had experience of the Government 's approach to industry and commerce .
5 The Proteo has been engineered with a view to taking over from the SZ after Zagato builds the 1000th car late next year .
6 There was a certain irony in the fact that one of the first things Baldwin told the King , on taking over from the decrepit MacDonald , was that he himself needed two months ' rest .
7 They made a direct appeal to Mr Clarke as he was paying his first visit to a police station since taking over at the Home Office .
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