Example sentences of "took [adv prt] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Smith dismissed speculation he would recruit former Middlesbrough coach David Nish as his right hand man if he took over the hot seat . |
| 32 | She joined the Boat Race squad last January and quickly took over the Blue boat . |
| 33 | Source C describes how they bravely took over the dangerous jobs in munitions factories , and how they joined or worked alongside the armed services , either joining women 's armed services , or working as nurses out on the battlefront . |
| 34 | Earlier this season Devenish beat Kinawley 5-15 to 2-2 in the league , but immediately afterwards Jim Carty took over the managerial reins , and Kinawley were transformed virtually overnight . |
| 35 | The Macedonian Assembly elected on March 20 a new government led by Nikola Kljusev , while Blaze Ristovski , Jovan Andonov and Bekir Zuta were elected as Deputy Premiers , Risto Damjanovski became Minister of Defence , and Jordan Mjalkov took over the Interior Ministry . |
| 36 | A new team of managers took over the semi-state-owned bank on May 13th . |
| 37 | By degrees , the middle-class took over the political parties . ’ |
| 38 | Arsenal 's slump since they took over the Premier League leadership on November 7 has been startling , but Graham admitted : ‘ I do n't even think about winning the title . |
| 39 | They even took over the small police station in the El Calvario district , the nearest to the main market , and executed a number of the constables who had taken part in the massacre . |
| 40 | A large smile took over the small face of Elmer . |
| 41 | When the trust took over the four-storey building in 1987 it was virtually derelict . |
| 42 | Also to be released is Wilton Mkwayi , who took over the overall command of the ANC 's military wing , Umkhonto we Sizwe , after the others were jailed but was himself arrested and jailed for life in 1965 . |
| 43 | With the resulting growth there in shopping , commercial and residential facilities , Sedbergh took over the administrative responsibilities of the district in 1863 . |
| 44 | Each locomotive then took over the other train of wagons making a slow descent hitched to the back of the train using considerable braking power . |
| 45 | Gerhard Schürer 's post as Chair of the State Planning Commission was abolished and Grünheid took over the new position of Chair of the Economic Committee . |
| 46 | The Board took over the legal aid scheme 's administrative structure and most of the staff . |
| 47 | This was the May Bank holiday scene at Castlemorton Common in Worcestershire last year , as 20,000 New Age Travellers took over the ancient common . |
| 48 | From 1466 the company took over the financial management of the garrison , with the mayor of the Staple becoming de facto royal treasurer of the town . |
| 49 | I only took over the financial reins three weeks before the end of the financial year ! |
| 50 | The silver coinage of the late seventh century took over the developing role of gold coin and may be the first true cash in England for commercial transactions . |
| 51 | Florencio Abad , a member of Congress strongly opposed to the continued presence of US bases in the Philippines , took over the Agrarian Reform portfolio and Oscar Orbos took over as Transport and Communications Secretary . |
| 52 | Two days later , on 13 May , shortly before a Christian democrat by the name of Pierre Pflimlin made yet another attempt — as it turned out , successful — to win a vote of confidence in the National Assembly in Paris , a crowd took over the main government building in Algiers . |
| 53 | They took over the main Fleetwood service from the old Company cars , which were then used on the short-workings . |
| 54 | The cast and crew were situated in the picturesque summer tourist trap of St Ives where they virtually took over the comfortable olde-worlde Tregenna Castle Hotel , while Peckinpah rented a small cottage for himself on the moor . |
| 55 | Soon after the company was established , the trio took over the run-down Bertram House Hotel in Harthill . |
| 56 | They took over the statutory duties and provisions of the old mental health departments . |
| 57 | When " Reggie " Hughes left , he took over the full teaching of art ii , the school . |
| 58 | Once back on the ground the ambulance service took over the medical side of the operation . |
| 59 | Nafissa Lalliam was replaced as Health Minister by Mohammed Salah Mentouri , who also took over the Social Affairs portfolio but another woman , Anissa Benameur entered the Cabinet as Minister for Vocational Training and Employment , replacing Mohammed Bonmahrat . |
| 60 | Jim took over the Old Bells when he feared new sky-high rent would force them both to quit the White Hart 12 miles away . |