Example sentences of "take [adv] the rein " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was said when he first arrived at Wigan that he had a great act to follow after Lowe but that becomes even more relevant this time for fellow Aussie John Dorahy who takes over the reins . |
| 2 | Campbell Christie takes over the reins at Brockville tomorrow . |
| 3 | New chairman takes up the reins |
| 4 | ‘ Once he is quite well , he will take up the reins and the business will be booming again , ’ she said out loud . |
| 5 | But while Pygmalion ( 1938 ) had been directed by the reliable Asquith , Pascal himself took over the reins on Major Barbara ( 1941 ) . |
| 6 | No woman has ever before become the ruler of Scotland and there are mutterings about the old Celtic tradition that when a king died the closest male relative took over the reins of power . |
| 7 | See the success of Tracy Edwards and the all-girl Maiden team and the plight of Fazisi , the Russian maxi , whose American skipper Skip Novak took over the reins when Russian skipper Alexi Gryschenko committed suicide . |
| 8 | Moreover , the argument goes , OUP has — contrary to expectations in some quarters — done rather well since Sir Roger took over the reins . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ Has young Meredith changed any of his wild ways since he took over the reins at the manor ? ’ |
| 11 | The next generation which is taking over the reins of industry is a generation who were not brought up in the same milieu that I was brought up in . |
| 12 | IRELAND 's New Zealand tour marks the end of Ken Reid 's tenure as manager and chairman of selectors with Noel Murphy taking over the reins of office on Reid 's retirement . |
| 13 | Once he came out of the Navy , Charles became a little more involved , but it was not really until the end of the decade , after Mountbatten 's death , when he was looking for a real job to do , that Charles took up the reins himself . |
| 14 | On sight of them , he jumped down and first helped Aggie , then Millie up , and lastly squeezed himself corner-wise into the seat , took up the reins , and shouted , ‘ Gee up ! there . ’ |
| 15 | Another son-in-law , Richard Barnett , on Thornton 's retirement in 1817 , took up the reins of management and was still running the Guildford and Oxford theatres on the circuit until almost mid-century . |
| 16 | As Clinton was taking up the reins of power , a disconsolate President Bush flew back to Washington to make arrangements for the handover . |
| 17 | The year before Mountbatten died he had taken over the reins of the United World Colleges ( UWC ) from his great-uncle . |
| 18 | The younger generation had taken over the reins . |
| 19 | His absence has given a rare opportunity to his deputy and political rival , Zhu Rongji , who has taken over the reins of government . |
| 20 | Philip Anderson ( Holywood ) has taken over the reins at Lisnagarvey from Terry Gregg and hopes to emulate the numerous successes achieved there in recent seasons . |
| 21 | In fact , Mr Shiratori has been one of Japan 's representative 's on the IASC since 1984 and is well versed in all the issues ; he is also well aware that he has taken up the reins of office at a critical time for the IASC . |
| 22 | The new British prime minister , Sir Anthony Eden , who had finally managed to take over the reins of power from Churchill only in 1955 , was determined to try to moderate the hostility between Britain and her former wartime ally after the death of Joseph Stalin in 1953 . |
| 23 | You have no need to worry , though , that this situation will be a permanent one , for as she recovers she will gradually want to take over the reins of her own life again . |
| 24 | SHOULDER TO LEAN ON Bradford boss Frank Stapleton is relying on his No 2 Stuart Pearson ( above ) to take over the reins when he 's out on the park ( far left ) . |
| 25 | ‘ But it is not really so very difficult , ’ said Snodgrass , after he was hoisted into the saddle and discovered how to take up the reins . |
| 26 | Another set of problems at the level of institutional approval was created for the CNAA by the decision of the University of London to run down its external degrees , and the CNAA 's agreement to take up the reins where possible and appropriate . |