Example sentences of "and took [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and took over the mill and rationalised the business during the 50s and from then on we only sold branded products and compound feeds . |
| 2 | Most of his other property was left to John Williamson , who worked with Furber during his later years and took over the Kensington nursery , which was maintained by a succession of gardeners until the late 1840s . |
| 3 | As the influence of Christianity spread , the new religion gradually embraced and took over the festivals , giving them new names and meanings . |
| 4 | In 1166 he marched on the Breton capital , Rennes , deposed Duke Conan and took over the duchy in the name of Conan 's infant daughter and heiress Constance . |
| 5 | Our own Nellie Button trained , qualified and took over the class . |
| 6 | Along with many other groups , The Wedding Present found their product on hold and their projected Ukrainian LP was stuck in Red Rhino 's York warehouse until RCA moved in and took over the marketing of it . |
| 7 | When she demanded whether there were any suspicious circumstances he refused to be drawn and took over the questioning : ‘ Why did n't you say Ayling was here on Friday ? ’ |
| 8 | George made 41 splendid appearances in his first season with us ( including the first of three consecutive l -0 wins he helped us to gain at Meadow Lane , the ground of his former club ) and took over the club captaincy from Fred Dawes in November . |
| 9 | The doctor arrived within minutes and took over the resuscitation attempts . |
| 10 | In the new government , announced on Oct. 15 , Lee 's son , Lee Hsien Loong , was promoted to Deputy Prime Minister and took over the Trade and Industry portfolio . |
| 11 | Hunter was replaced by tour captain Gavin Hastings , who went to his normal position of full-back and took over the goal-kicking from match captain Stuart Barnes . |
| 12 | With the decision to concentrate all Canberra units at Wyton , the OCU moved across in July 1982 and took over the accommodation vacated by 39 Squadron . |
| 13 | He opted for the latter route and took up the gauntlet he saw set before him by steeling himself for a career as a boxer , a career in which he distinguished himself as a man of immense resolve and purposefulness . |
| 14 | She settled herself beside him at the bench and took up the satin slippers she was decorating for Meg . |
| 15 | They cleared the stream in one lithe bound and took up the chase . |
| 16 | Those who rejected the conventional view and took up the cause of Czechoslovakian children were largely outside the mainstream of refugee aid . |
| 17 | Paul Owen has was appointed Director of the BCU and took up the post on February 17th . |
| 18 | Rachel rose from the bed and took up the tray from the bed-side table . |
| 19 | He smiled sadly , then went across and took up the basin , carrying it across to the door . |
| 20 | Carey checked it , then dragged back on the rod and took up the slack , working that way for five minutes or so before he beached the fish . |
| 21 | ’ And as he and Kraal continued to talk old Minch quietly dropped down to her shelter and took up the food there , listening to their few memories of the world outside . |
| 22 | Mr Maxmilian Frizzell had never read a book since leaving school and did not know who Lawrence was , so he put down the newspaper and took up the Car Dealer and Garageman with what dignity he could muster . |
| 23 | But the gabble was such that the child could n't distinguish what it was they wanted , until the old woman cried , ‘ No candy rock today ! 'T IS all gone , all gone , ’ at which , one after the other , the children , as if at a signal , stopped gabbling and took up the chant : ‘ Raggie Aggie ! |
| 24 | In the end , Naughtie pulled rank , and took on the task himself . |
| 25 | It was whilst working my way through this , often writing in the column headings for several pages in advance to give myself the illusion that I had completed more than I actually had , that two important suspicions that had lain dormant for some time rose up and took on the aspect of horribly credible hypotheses . |
| 26 | Steve Lewis , who won a Welsh Schools cap from Albertillery GS at scrum-half and went on to gain an Oxford Blue in 1973 and play for Ebbw Vale and Bath , was approached and took on the job last summer . |
| 27 | He used ceremonial occasions to launch scathing attacks on conservatives and took on the role of the spokesman of all Hungarians , inside and outside the country . |
| 28 | She unwrapped the parcel , and took out the mirror it contained . |
| 29 | With a tea cloth around her hand she opened up the oven and took out the mince pies and sausage rolls , placing them on the top of the stove to cool as she put the turkey in to cook . |
| 30 | Now he opened his box and took out the sun 's ray . |