Example sentences of "take [adv] at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He takes over at a time when latest figures show Gloucestershire with the fasting rising crime rate in the country .
2 Mr Clerides takes over at a time when the international community is showing impatience with lack of progress towards a Cyprus settlement .
3 Peter Rawlins takes over at the exchange
4 The production takes over at the Criterion Theatre from Making It Better starring actress and cake-maker Jane Asher , which is to close unexpectedly on December 5 .
5 In that scenario , the provisional supposition would be that Morgan would take over at the helm from Ian McGeechan , with David Johnston and Richie Dixon as his assistant coaches .
6 ‘ Should n't somebody else take over at the wheel ? ’ she asked anxiously .
7 Graham Dodsworth , sales controller for Skipper of Darlington , said : ‘ Things should really take off at the weekend when people have a chance to look round our showrooms on their day off . ’
8 Do they see erm , if , if they migrate to the city in the urban areas then they realize they wo n't get a job , and have a job straight away , er well paying job but by actually living in the area they would and taking in at a job and they get a lot of contacts and then eventually after a period of time they job .
9 During April 1856 , after a period when , it seems , no head dresser was overseeing , his son John took over at a rate of about £5 : 4s. : 0d. , which figure was apparently dependent upon the weather .
10 And such a change from that of Leo Beenhakker , the urbane Dutchman from whom Toshack took over at the Bernabeu last summer .
11 took over at the top of the second division after they Cleveland 2–0 with a goal in each half by Colin Howey .
12 In the main changes , Nohemí Sanín Posada de Rubio ( PSC ) , formerly ambassador to Venezuela , became the first woman to be appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs ( replacing Luís Fernando Jaramillo Correa , who became permanent representative at the UN ) ; Jorge Ospina Sardi ( NFD ) , the former National Planning Director , became Minister of Economic Development , replacing Ernesto Samper Pizano ( PL ) , who was switched to the newly created Ministry of Foreign Trade ; Alfonso López Caballero ( PL ) , formerly ambassador to France , was given Agriculture ; Carlos Holmes Trujillo García ( PL ) , mayor of Calí , became Minister of Education ; Mauricio Vargas Linares ( PL ) , the president 's media adviser , took over at the Ministry of Communications ; and Juan Camilo Restrepo was given Mines and Energy .
13 R. A. Butler , who took over at the Board in 1941 , warned about this major point .
14 He became friendly at the Royal College with Ted Dicks who , owing to his liveliness and ability to play the piano ( he took over at the Colony Room when Mike Mackenzie left ) soon found himself in charge of student entertainments .
15 Clark , who took over at the City Ground from Brian Clough last month and has already sold Clough 's son Nigel to Liverpool , said : ‘ Roy seems to be under the misapprehension that he can sign for anybody he likes .
16 When I took over at the Department of Health and Social Security , I was under no illusion about the difficulty of my job .
17 The newly-appointed C E O , Gary who took over at the end of the year when Gill retired has been very involved in these restructuring efforts and has been working very effectively and is on top of the situation , and although three swallows may not make a summer , I can at least tell you that Camco has traded profitably in each of the first three months of nineteen ninety three and now I 'd like to hand you over to Frank , who will talk about the rest of our business .
18 Glenn Hoddle raised more than a few eyebrows when he took over at the County Ground last April .
19 Jeremy joined us as a Fellow of the Association with a long and distinguished career in the industryand took over at the helm of a dedicated and well-motivated teamat Trinity Road .
20 The evidence in the two years since he took over at the club suggests Mr O'Neill 's best efforts will be enough to secure promotion from the GM Vauxhall Conference .
21 ‘ They seem to be taking longer at the moment .
22 They made a direct appeal to Mr Clarke as he was paying his first visit to a police station since taking over at the Home Office .
23 NEW head chef Nigel Alexander is aiming for a healthier menu after taking over at the King 's Head Hotel , Richmond .
24 Later to be run on the death of his father by Ted Parris , who still lives in the same road , taking over at the age of 15 until called into the services during the first war .
25 As controller of the Audit Commission before taking over at the helm of the CBI last year , Mr Davies said he had first had experience of the Government 's approach to industry and commerce .
26 Feeling the wagon level again , it took off at a trot .
27 I walked up to the little animal but he took off at a speed which made light of his infirmity .
28 The golden prize went to Ethiopia 's Derartu Tulu , who took off at the bell to leave South African gazelle Elana Meyer in the silver medal position .
29 Her other recreation is playing the violin , something she took up at the age of 11 when she went on to become a member of the Preston Youth Orchestra .
30 We 'll compare it with what we took up at the site . ’
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