Example sentences of "take over from the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Every day the brave and clever assistant takes over from the master , whose slackness and lack of seriousness demotes him from the rank which seemed to be permanently his . ’
2 The same effects can be achieved with an 000 size sable brush and very often the point at which the brush takes over from the pen is indiscernible .
3 So it 's really a case of just ensuring that the T G I manual does cover all a , it , it needs to state where it takes over from the procedure and then it needs to ensure that it covers everything from there on about T G I , because erm , just from thinking through some of the other procedures , I mean , it does n't , T G I does n't come into the costing , or at least it 's got it 's own costings .
4 Mr Parkinson takes over from the Rev. Tony Smailes , who began his new job as vicar of St. Cuthbert 's in Ormesby on Sunday .
5 The stampable consideration will be increased by the amount of the liabilities which Target takes over from the transferor company ( see s57 Stamp Act 1891 ) .
6 " Consideration " for stamp duty purposes may include liabilities which Newco takes over from the vendor ( see s57 Stamp Act 1891 ) .
7 But in others Purcell takes over from the copyist in mid-movement — suggesting that he was composing directly into the theatre score .
8 The law itself will take over from the emergency anti-strike provisions voted through amid no little confusion six days ago .
9 ‘ The international community must take over from the states that fail to fulfil their obligations , ’ he said .
10 The 1990s saw Japan take over from the US as the world 's dominant power .
11 Dickie was in the gardens there , Pammie drove two tractor driver , Jo , Jo was the , where 's Jo , Jo was the dairy , milk , then I used to drive the other tractor when we wanted two , and what we did we all could take over from the milker when she was off , or Pammie , we could all interchange .
12 It just took over from the lack of draw on the estate .
13 It just took over from the lack of draw on the estate .
14 It stood outside in the garden for years until John and Vera Brittain took over from the Thwaites at High Birk Hatt .
15 In October 1993 a new Centre , for Science , Technology , Energy and Environmental Policy ( CSTEEP ) took over from the DRC
16 This was confirmed on 17 October 1940 , when Serrano replaced Beigbeder as Foreign Minister and the Falangist Demetrio Carceller took over from the anglophile Luis Alarcón de la Lastra at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce .
17 Ever since the Pill took over from the sheath in availability and popularity , the onus of responsibility has fallen even more heavily on women .
18 Yugoslavia was now set to get its first non-communist President when Mesic took over from the Serb Borisav Jovic in May 1991 , in accordance with the rotation sequence .
19 Our link with Civil Affairs Service ( Burma ) in Delhi was Colonel Leslie Glass , and plans were so laid that when the civil government took over from the military , there should be an easy transition from the initial operation under the military .
20 This is where systems technology took over from the tools , and the change of emphasis may prove to have been programmed learning 's greatest gift to education .
21 British Aerospace took over from the Minstry of Defence and the work reduced .
22 As we are time-travellers we can peer into the future and notice that it is the professional class that will have the last laugh ; for the ‘ bourgeoisie ’ ( as Marx called them ) took over from the gentry .
23 It was increasingly polished during the reign of Louis XIV when the first professional dancers took over from the courtiers after the founding of the Académie Royale de Danse within the Académie Royale de Musique ( 1672 ) .
24 It took over from the Cortina as the best DIY car around , and its high build quality ensures public loyalty .
25 It was neat and clean , the smell of paint and thinners taking over from the smell of straw and apples .
26 Hunting dogs in Africa and wolves in North America also hunt in teams , snapping at the heels of an antelope or a moose , one taking over from the other until their victim is so exhausted that they can get a grip on it with their teeth and pull it down .
27 Telekurs AG of Zurich , Switzerland is taking over from the London Stock Exchange the professional customers of the Topic and Topicline real-time share information system : Telekurs ( UK ) Ltd will migrate customers to Topic-Plus — based on existing Telekurs services — from the middle of the year with the co-operation of the exchange .
28 Perhaps too the medium is taking over from the message .
29 Many of those trainees go to smaller firms , perhaps taking over positions of responsibility or even taking over from the owners when they die and thus continuing the industry 's good work .
30 Tigridias are taking over from the lilies while geraniums , argyranthemums , lime-green nicotianias , eucomis and trailing blue convolvulus have filled out rapidly and blend well with the softer colours of the herbs
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