Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] over from [noun] [noun prp] " in BNC.

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1 I decided when I was 11 and I started doing drama at school , when I came over from New Zealand , that I wanted to be an actress . ’
2 I suppose Stella told you I took over from Richard St Ives . ’
3 When I took over from Tim Grant in September 1987 , the PLANIT Club Project was nearly complete .
4 I took over from John Thynne at the beginning of December .
5 ‘ I did n't have a chance to get a briefing from Graeme but I did n't get one when I took over from Kenny Dalglish .
6 She takes over from Susan George and before that Jan Francis in the show .
7 ‘ I want you to take over from Nurse Calvert when they 've finished in Room G with Mrs Cole . ’
8 He takes over from Trevor Clemment and will be responsible for Cambridge , Norfolk , Northants and part of Leicestershire .
9 He takes over from Canon Edwin Newlyn , the Vicar of Goathland .
10 Bleckner is also featured , from 19 May to 20 June , by Ghislaine Hussenot , where he takes over from Matt Mullican .
11 He takes over from Bill Athey , who held the job for only one year .
12 He takes over from Bob Phillips who has been appointed manager of Information Services , Corporate Affairs Directorate .
13 He takes over from Harry Mogford FHCIMA , who had been chairman since the formation of the committee five years ago .
14 He takes over from PHILIP SWANN who has been made assistant director ( adult services ) .
15 He takes over from Sarah Spencer .
16 He takes over from Jenny Goddard who has held the post since 1989 , and who leaves to set up a new careers service at the College of Law .
17 He takes over from John St Lawrence as chief executive at the start of next year .
18 He takes over from fullback Pat Murray .
19 Confidence is coming back to Oxford United … three games without defeat does n't make a season but it does build the foundations for the future … tomorrow it 's Leicester City away … no changes to a winning team … the only fresh face is Paul Wanless he takes over from Dave Penney on the bench … form favours Leicester but they were beaten by Stoke last week … and Oxford are on a high …
20 But those trips will probably be few and far between over the next two years since his already groaning workload was increased still further last month when he took over from Hugh Collum , finance director of SmithKline Beecham , as chairman of the 100 Group of finance directors .
21 Opening Larkfield 's petrol station was Ray Hayne 's first official function as district manager on South Eastern area since he took over from Alan Rowland on his retirement .
22 Under Sole 's command Scotland won 14 times , and when he took over from Finlay Calder as captain in 1989 he continued a sequence that was to lead to another record : 13 successive victories at Murrayfield .
23 Wigan had already scaled great heights when he took over from Kiwi Graham Lowe in September 1989 but , under the Australian master , they have climbed new peaks .
24 Yesterday , even as he took over from Mr Krenz , he was speculating that he might soon lose his job if the East German parliament decided to replace the Council of State with an executive president .
25 Their best chances fell to Littlejohn , but he volleyed over from David May 's misplaced header when he had time to bring the ball under control , and was then denied by Bobby Mimms .
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