Example sentences of "took [adv prt] his [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I have made it my business to go after lost Leonardos now , ’ says Dr Pedretti , who worked closely with Kenneth Clark and took over his mantle as the world 's leading Leonardo expert . |
| 2 | He has been chairman of Northants since 1985 , the year Subba Row took over his role at the TCCB , and has served on the board 's finance comittee . |
| 3 | He has been chairman of Northants since 1985 , the year Subba Row took over his role at the TCCB , and has served on the board 's finance committee . |
| 4 | Dandelion took up his cue with the same plucky readiness that he had shown in the wood . |
| 5 | She had few friends in the locality , preferring to go for long walks in the nearby countryside with the family dog , until , that is , Ronald Travis took up his duties in the signal box . |
| 6 | Jinkwa took up his position at the console . |
| 7 | In July the king finally moved north , took up his residence in the abbey of Lilleshall , and made it his headquarters while he reviewed the defences of the Welsh border . |
| 8 | In fact he was due to become President when he took up his post with the SCU . |
| 9 | Botham took out his frustration on the Leicestershire bowlers the following day , recording Durham 's first County Championship century . |