Example sentences of "[adv prt] control [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the years that followed the Brigade was called to a vast number of outside fires , until they eventually handed over control to the National Fire Service in 1942 . |
| 2 | The United States officially handed over control of the relief operation in Somalia to the United Nations . |
| 3 | He wrote on art and architecture in collaboration with John Betjeman , taking over control of the Shell Guides to Britain from the poet . |
| 4 | In 1978 , he persuaded the Senate to accept a treaty agreeing to hand over control of the Panama Canal to the state of Panama by the year 2000 . |
| 5 | Reuter retired in 1878 , handing over control of the agency to his son Herbert . |
| 6 | He thrust his hands deep into his pockets , hunching his shoulders as he continued , ‘ I met her at the party I threw to celebrate taking over control of the company . |
| 7 | On Dec. 6 Ershad was forced to relinquish power and handed over control of the government to Chief Justice Shehabuddin Ahmed who had been nominated as Acting President by the main opposition alliances . |
| 8 | According to the report local militias dominated by Uzbek , Tajik and Shia Ismaeli ethnic groups had formed an alliance with local mujaheddin units ( including fighters commanded by Ahmed Shah Masud ) in late March , and together they had taken over control of the city from Pashtun units . |
| 9 | Although the offer was not completely rejected by the Palestinian side , they made it clear that it fell short of Palestinian aspirations for a legislative council to take over control of the occupied territories from Israel [ see p. 38837 for Palestinian self-government proposal tabled at the fourth round of talks ] . |
| 10 | In the dispute with the Supreme Soviet , each side accused the other of taking over control of the paper in violation of the June 1990 USSR law on press freedom [ see p. 37541 ] . |
| 11 | There are several instances where immigrant minorities have eventually taken over control of the host community either in whole or in part , Palestine and India being two examples in this century . |
| 12 | Pétain himself virtually took over control of the artillery , asking his commanders each morning : ‘ What have your batteries been doing ? |
| 13 | Beirut port , where the Lebanese army had taken over control from the militias the previous month , opened on March 15 after a 14-month closure . |
| 14 | The air force general leading the mutineers refused to give up control of the base even as the seige of Makati ended . |
| 15 | The air force general leading the mutineers refused to give up control of the base even as the seige of Makati ended . |
| 16 | The Governor has effectively given up control of the Bermudian police to the local government , though he still retains the right to be consulted . |
| 17 | Open account : Under this payment method the exporter gives up control of the goods to the importer and receives debt settlement at a later date under the contract 's terms . |
| 18 | Only when the shipper parts with his original is he deemed to have given up control of the goods . |
| 19 | According to Soviet sources , however , the US side had softened its previous position that Najibullah would have to be removed from power before elections could be held , and was now considering a compromise under which he would remain President but would give up control of the military , the security police and the media to non-partisan bodies . |