Example sentences of "he take over [art] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ This hunger-striking buffoon sneaks out to eat so he can be well fed when he takes over the presidency , but he is screwed , ’ General Noriega said of his opponent .
2 Mr Major 's claim to have emerged from the shadow of his predecessor will be tested in July when he takes over the presidency of the EC for six months .
3 BILL CLINTON has given a chilling warning that Britain 's cosy relationship with the United States is heading for the big freeze when he takes over the White House .
4 It may just be that Clinton is taking advantage of the transition period until he takes over the Presidency to air some personal prejudices and satisfy the grievances of some of his supporters .
5 And so every year between Christmas Day and New Year 's Day , he takes over the kitchens at Hampton Court with his forty assistants and runs them .
6 Should he take over the Barrington mantle , a small part of the credit will go to the ‘ old master ’ , admits Marshall .
7 If Philip Leapor 's mother was indeed the woman who died in 1726 , it is reasonable to believe that he took over a house which she had occupied , and leased a separate piece of ground for his nursery .
8 Medeghino was exiled from Milan to Lake Como for killing a man , and there he took over a castle on the natural fortress of the Sassoi di Musso near the village of Musso at the northern end of the lake , killing the castle 's governor .
9 Most significantly , he took over a monument in the great sanctuary at Delphi , previously intended to commemorate his vanquished opponent Perseus .
10 Only a month after Chapman 's arrival , Langley resigned and left for Sheffield where he took over a pub .
11 He took over a team in turmoil — and it might take him five years to get it right .
12 He took over a small department and greatly expanded it , planning a large new building , which ensured further expansion .
13 He took over a disused , ill-equipped brewery at St. James Gate , on a 9,000 year lease at an annual rent of just £45 .
14 He took over an existing but derelict blast furnace at Coalbrookdale ( q.v. ) which had been set up in 1638 , and in 1709 he discovered the method of smelting iron with coke instead of charcoal .
15 It took Cuckney four years to overcome the financial crisis he encountered when he took over the Crown Agents in 1974 .
16 He took over the firm with some very clear ambitions .
17 It was 1837 that it became Ring & Brymer , an entity retained by Lord Forte when he took over the company in 1962 .
18 In 1983 he took over the captaincy of Jamaica when Rowe went to South Africa but found it a difficult business , perhaps because he is too quiet and introspective for cricket leadership .
19 In 1986 he took over the captaincy from Fletcher and led them to their third championship in four years , but early in 1987 he suffered a bad loss of form and the team slipped right down the table .
20 He loved his ‘ Jocks ’ without a trace of condescension , and when he took over the regiment as lieutenant-colonel in North Africa and Italy , his double-barrelled beer name earned him the affectionate sobriquet of ‘ Colonel Screwtop ’ .
21 Bell was a supporter of the oral system , and upon learning of the difficulties faced by the Academy , he took over the teaching of the deaf children in the school for two months until the arrival of a Mr. Jones all the way from the U.S.A. to take over from him .
22 In 1952 he took over the captaincy from Michael Barton .
23 But only days after he took over the job , he 'd got the fright of his life .
24 Hong Kong 's achievement in Catania has been Simpkin 's first success since he took over the Hong Kong representative side .
25 That application form put him on the ladder , not only to the top of the Japanese profession , but to international recognition — on 1 January this year he took over the chairmanship of the International Accounting Standards Committee .
26 I rousted Thessy out of his bed with a cup of tea , then went to my own bed as he took over the wheel .
27 He did not see any sign of the runaway animals but later on that night the local policeman called on him and he took over the task of keeping a look out .
28 He took over the £60,000-a-year plum job only three weeks ago .
29 When " Reggie " Hughes left , he took over the full teaching of art ii , the school .
30 He built his first car by the time he was 18. in 1909 he took over the Molsheim factory near Strasbourg and set about developing the greatest racing car in the world .
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