Example sentences of "[be] take [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 She would in fact be taking over from a male contracts officer who would be leaving the company in four months ' time .
2 This is one aspect that art historian and critic Deborah Cherry will be taking up in the next issue .
3 Chemistry in turn , even ‘ organic chemistry ’ , was considerably more advanced than the life-sciences , which just seemed to be taking off into an era of exciting progress .
4 Should another globe-trotting adventure arise , we know what notebook computer we 'll be taking along for the ride .
5 If you are not disciplined enough to arrive at the agency as though dressed for work you may not be taken on to the books .
6 A stranger asking for employment at the mine would not , unless he was skilled in the mining trade , expect to be taken on in a partnership so readily , though a labour shortage might improve his chances .
7 The basic divide is over whether the future management objectives can be achieved on a voluntary basis , as at present , or whether they should be taken on by a powerful national park authority , with separate funding and planning powers .
8 David Wheatley , 28 , lived in a fantasy after failing to be taken on by the Force .
9 Furthermore , they were less likely to have applied to be taken on by the firm 's main competitor , which took over its order book , or to look for another job before leaving the firm .
10 Presented to the Society by Mr J E Cadwallader from Capetown , South Africa - the last employee to be taken on by the Bishop 's Castle Railway . )
11 A small firm may feel vulnerable and unable to compete effectively and look to be taken over , though with an agreement that those of its partners who do not retire should be taken on by the new firm .
12 All this sort of responsibility will be taken on by the reception centre .
13 Haram , 23 , was one of just two artists from across the country to be taken on by the charity which promotes ‘ young musicians of exceptional quality ’ .
14 ( This plan was abandoned when rumours began to circulate that the castle was about to be taken over as a headquarters for Field Marshal Kesselring ; rumours which subsequently proved to have no basis in fact . )
15 Its responsibilities East of Suez would be taken over by a new tri-Service headquarters established at Aden under an air vice-marshal with the title of HQ British Forces , Middle East .
16 The Benson and Hedges cricket competition will then be no more ; the increasingly national rugby league competition will probably be taken over by a beer , cola , telecommunications , or insurance sponsor .
17 More recently , the question has been raised as to whether it is contrary to the public interest for a private company to be taken over by a foreign state-owned company , given the privatization objectives of the UK government .
18 ( 1 ) Upon accession taking effect , the total debts of the central budget of the GDR which have accumulated up to this date shall be taken over by a federal Special Fund without legal capacity , which will meet the obligations arising from debt servicing .
19 The parachute service was due to be taken over by a civilian operation when the base closes in the Autumn .
20 The group was set to be taken over by a company owned by Pat Robertson , an American televangelist and former right-wing presidential hopeful .
21 It recognized that there was a National Health Service and a private sector and , rather than arguing that one should be taken over by the other , proposed sensible cooperation between them for the benefit of patients .
22 Thatcher said that the UK was ‘ financially sound ’ , there was a ban on overtime ( voluntary ) on British Rail ; the US was organising sanctions against Poland for daring to be taken over by the military and the Social Science Research Council , to muffled cheers and sobs , got a £1 million cut .
23 The last residents moved out towards the end of 1940 , leaving Barham House to be taken over by the army .
24 However , as it now seemed certain that the Company would be taken over by the new authority that was to unify public transport in London , before very long , these projects were left in abeyance .
25 SMR 's role was to be taken over by the Shackleton-equipped Maritime Operational Training Unit at Kinloss and the unit was scheduled to disband in September 1956 with the remaining Lancs being ferried to Wroughton to await their fate .
26 A paper long allied to the Liberal tradition had been allowed to be taken over by the right-wing Mail .
27 THREE historic sites in Colchester now run by English Heritage may be taken over by the borough council .
28 January 15 is the date by which the inhabitants of Florida 's Vero Beach will know if their most famous local employer is to be taken over by the French .
29 Neither , however , was complete withdrawal of the French from Indo-China for , as it was assumed that in all likelihood Indo-China would be taken over by the militant communist group , at best there might follow a transition period marked by chaos and terrorist activities , which would then create a political vacuum into which the Chinese inevitably would be drawn or pushed .
30 It recommends that it should be taken over by the academy because of its focus on basic research and that it should at the same time establish links with a university .
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