Example sentences of "have [to-vb] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Annual General Meetings are attended by several thousand employee shareholders and ( in contrast to the normally sedate company AGM in some discreet City hall ) NFC has to take over the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham or the Winter Gardens at Blackpool . |
| 2 | When the tow-rope breaks in a storm and the Arno is separated from the Langdale , Cam has to take over the duty of navigating in difficult circumstances , advised by the wounded mate , and he proves equal to the challenge . |
| 3 | The ministry said yesterday that it has had to hand over the file to the European Commission , which is investigating the Rover deal . |
| 4 | Her exhausted captain had had to hand over the wheel to Arthur and for eight days he was scarcely relieved . |
| 5 | The police were very sympathetic , but as the inspector in charge told me , ‘ I 'll have to hand over the papers to the Director of Public Prosecutions — or one of his staff . |
| 6 | Elsham signalbox is situated in a very remote part of the Lincolnshire countryside and thus evokes more strange happenings that baffled John Daubney when he had to take over the box as a relief signalman . |
| 7 | On top of everything else , my line had to take over the Cross at the foot of the hill . |
| 8 | Jonas , said that you 'd — er — had to take over the family business when you were very young , ’ she offered tensely . |
| 9 | There was no rule of the charity that the accused had to hand over the notes and coins received or to maintain a separate fund . |
| 10 | ‘ This declaration is not a blind bit of good to the workers who have to take over the jobs of those who have emigrated , ’ and ‘ Why do we have to wait till the next central committee meeting ? ’ were other grumbles . |
| 11 | ‘ So we have to hand over the reins of Chester 's to a man whose only interest is money for money 's sake ? ’ she persisted in a low , intense voice , ‘ when anyone can see all the company needs is a re-think of direction , a bit of diversification … ’ |