Example sentences of "[subord] [adj] [noun] take over " in BNC.

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1 The latter method may be preferred where , for cosmetic reasons , the parties wish to present the transaction as a " true " merger rather than one party taking over the other ; however , it is more unwieldy and expensive and is not often used where there is a risk of a competitive bid being made for either company .
2 Extrinsic feedback from the teacher is necessary during skill learning and early practice , until intrinsic feedback takes over .
3 The Duart Point wreck was the first to be designated since Historic Scotland took over this function from the Department of Transport .
4 Oh since this firm took over , well it was not B M K you know but it was taken over by the
5 The major national breweries themselves began to either acquire or be acquired by non-brewing companies so as to form larger conglomerates such as Allied-Lyons ( formed when Allied Breweries took over the catering group J. Lyons in 1978 ) , Grand Metropolitan ( formed when Grand Met Hotels took over Truman Hanbury and Buxton in 1971 and Watney Mann in 1972 ) and Imperial ( formed when Imperial Tobacco acquired Courage Breweries in 1972 ) .
6 And froze , as another voice took over .
7 Instead of a see-saw process as different regions take over the running , a vicious circle sets in — a process of cumulative causation — by which the places which initially take the lead generate , by that very fact , all kinds of other advantages which make their position unassailable .
8 As social services takes over responsibilities for the community care there will be a qualitative difference between social fund officers ’ decisions concerning packages of care if both are controlled by cash-limited budgets .
9 It was one of those moments in life , when pure instinct takes over and only love seems important , and one moves far beyond roles .
10 He went on : The worst happened when British-Indian forces took over Rangoon on 3 May .
11 The only relief is that some of the heads wither away as new ideas take over , so that old techniques and formats become redundant .
12 Staff working at Hartlepool 's Middleton Grange Shopping Centre have been assured that their jobs will be safe when new owners take over from the borough council .
13 The immediate difficulties were caused by administrative and computer changes as local authorities took over the administration of the benefit .
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