Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [vb past] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But once she took over the directorship of the Institute for Chemical Research in Bucharest ( ICECHIM ) , she began to purge those scientists who had been foolish enough to cast doubt on her credentials or to refuse to ‘ co-operate ’ with her research . |
| 2 | Erm that was in the early days Charley and Tom did the crossing there for the mails and early in nineteen fifty one no fifty five that we took over the mails . |
| 3 | These new plants could regenerate quickly , so they took over the ecosystem . |
| 4 | Although he handed over the active management of his business some time ago to his son , Bill , his keen interest in the affairs of Cessford and in the welfare of his family never flagged . |
| 5 | Superintendent Mercer arrived shortly afterwards and I handed over the key of the Biology Lab to him . " |
| 6 | In 1948 , this became a Jewish town and we took over the building . ’ |
| 7 | Until 1948 the British ruled Palestine , but on 15th May that year the British mandate came to an end , and they handed over the country to the Jews . |
| 8 | He did not see any sign of the runaway animals but later on that night the local policeman called on him and he took over the task of keeping a look out . |
| 9 | He was , nevertheless , elected to the see of the Auvergne , and he took over the administration of the diocese . |
| 10 | And he handed over the letter ( which had creased beautifully in his pocket ) with just the right note of impatient politeness . |
| 11 | The award was presented to the club by Durham CIU vice- president Bill Laverick five years ago as an annual prize and he handed over the trophy at a special ceremony at the club . |
| 12 | Smith dismissed speculation he would recruit former Middlesbrough coach David Nish as his right hand man if he took over the hot seat . |
| 13 | Rossini set the words of his theatre librettists happily and so , give or take a few personal quiddities , did the Italian stories , outline and the dictate the treatment , but he handed over the actual versification to Piave , Ghislanzoni , Boito and the rest . |
| 14 | Because he took over the reins at such a late stage in 1763 Giardini was unable to entice to London either the best Italian singers or a famous composer . |
| 15 | Ever since I took over the tips section in the hallowed pages of ZZAP ! 64 , folks have whinged that most of the pokes are for Reset and Action Replay carts . |
| 16 | Opinions about timetabling motions have altered massively since I took over the chairmanship of the Select Committee on Procedure nearly nine years ago . |
| 17 | ‘ About everything that 's happened since you took over the club . |
| 18 | But Sue is quick to justify the power she wields since she took over the editorship in 1989 . |
| 19 | Arsenal 's slump since they took over the Premier League leadership on November 7 has been startling , but Graham admitted : ‘ I do n't even think about winning the title . |
| 20 | Hong Kong 's achievement in Catania has been Simpkin 's first success since he took over the Hong Kong representative side . |
| 21 | ‘ Has young Meredith changed any of his wild ways since he took over the reins at the manor ? ’ |
| 22 | It has sold another £28m of assets and has now pulled in £70m from disposals since it took over the Brookmount property group in August . |
| 23 | Cupid , which is moving its head office from Accrington to Blackburn , Lancashire , said it needed the cash to reduce borrowings which had increased since it took over the Youngs formal wear business last year . |
| 24 | The latest and most thorough had been completed just before I took over the chairman-ship . |
| 25 | Because people who 've been in the press for quite a long time were using this before we took over the telephone system . |
| 26 | The men claim they were not offered new sales posts with Swithland Motors , of Mountsorrel , Leics , after it took over the Birmingham-based Colmore Group in March last year . |
| 27 | But only days after he took over the job , he 'd got the fright of his life . |
| 28 | If nothing else , he 'd want some sort of come-back if we cheated him after he handed over the money . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ When I took over the club from Connelly I agreed to give old Giuseppe there a job , ’ he explained . |
| 30 | And when I took over the magazine I said let's just use the typefaces that they use in the newspaper and supplement them for some headlines , but try to make it belong in the New York Times . |