Example sentences of "he took [adv prt] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could see that refrigeration would bring about a complete change in people 's lifestyles and in 1880 he took over the patents of the Bell–Coleman cold-air machine and developed what was known as the dry air refrigerator . |
| 2 | Castro later admitted to Herbert Matthews that when he took over the refineries he did not know whether or not Moscow would supply Cuba with oil ( Matthews : 1969 , p. 171 ) . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ Has young Meredith changed any of his wild ways since he took over the reins at the manor ? ’ |
| 5 | On Nov. 19 , 1990 , Lini conducted a reshuffle in which he took over the portfolios of Civil Aviation and Tourism ; Energy ; Fisheries ; and Foreign Affairs . |
| 6 | He took up the links again between Moses and the killing of the primal father at the end of his life . |
| 7 | He took on the lectures , started by J. W. Hinchley [ q.v. ] in 1909 at Battersea Polytechnic , in 1917 when Hinchley was made an assistant professor at Imperial College . |
| 8 | I 'd never heard such oratory , admiring the way he took on the hecklers . |
| 9 | He took out the keys that he 'd brought from the office back home , and opened the door . |
| 10 | And he took out the keys and threw them onto the bonnet . |
| 11 | He took out the pliers settled the pilchard key firmly in their jaws pushed it to a precise distance into the keyhole and turned . |
| 12 | He took out the coffees . |