Example sentences of "he [be] taking [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | On 26th May , Hunt came to see him and said that he was taking over the purchase negotiations for the Downing Street scheme , and particularly upset Pennethorne by producing one of Pennethorne 's drawings to assist him in the work . |
| 2 | He was taking over the enquiry into the death of Angelica Standish , he said . |
| 3 | Germany 's chief federal prosecutor Alexander von Stahl announced he was taking over the murder inquiry because of its links to Right-wing terrorism . |
| 4 | It looked as if he was taking on the whole KGB . |
| 5 | Today ranked number eight , he was taking on the best of British , Jeremy Bates . |
| 6 | Yesterday he was taking on the anti-government creed of the 1980s which left economics to the free market . |
| 7 | Pete went over to the wagon , and as he was taking out the inventory clipboard he explained that they 'd be going down to the boat house in Diane 's pickup truck . |