Example sentences of "that took [adv prt] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Mr Guo , who like Mr Wang was a Beijing University student , was once chairman of the Beijing Students Autonomous Federation , one of the main groups orchestrating the protests that took over central Beijing 's vast Tiananmen Square , the symbol of Communist Party power .
2 In addition , the various special purpose authorities and joint boards that took over many services in the metropolitan area added another dimension to the complexity of local government arrangements .
3 That I believe now it 's run by the ladies that took over some while ago .
4 Mighty Mogul eventually justified odds of 100-30 on , coming home six lengths clear from Ambuscade in a race that took over 12 minutes to complete , almost eight minutes longer than the standard time .
5 More than 250,000 visitors have enjoyed the excitement of the York Model Railway — the land that took over 10,000 hours to build and where our High Speed Intercity train travels an amazing 14 miles a day .
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