Example sentences of "took over [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It looks as if he was initially working not from a completed score but from a sketch , and simply making sure that enough space was left for the movement before the copyist took over for the next one . |
| 2 | She nearly dropped the mug but her brain took over at the last instant . |
| 3 | Shute took over at the Northern League Second Division club in November , and together with assistant Peter Boddy has pulled the club out of any immediate danger . |
| 4 | In August 1953 Sir John Nott-Bower took over as the new Commissioner at Scotland Yard and was reported as saying that he would ‘ rip the covers off all London 's filth spots ’ . |
| 5 | This white turkey virtually took over as the sole breed ; and , by the Christmas of 1959 , there was hardly any demand for the bronze bird . |
| 6 | Couples took over as the American No 1 at the Bay Hill Invitational in March and stayed there , although he admits it was a struggle . |
| 7 | But Valli then dropped back to third when club secretary and veteran runner Brian took over on the penultimate third stage . |
| 8 | Replacing the highly popular Mr Dubcek was no easy task , but on the grounds that Janos Kadar salvaged something in Hungary when he took over after the popular uprising of 1956 , Mr Husak might have achieved something . |
| 9 | Maybe this is all that is needed to re-ignite calls for a review of the welfare benefits which single parents receive — a review actually under way earlier this year , but thankfully kicked into touch by Tony Newton when he took over from the hapless John Moore as Social Security Secretary last Summer . |
| 10 | For the astonishing fact is that Malcolm Allison , soccer 's oldest boss at 65 , has revitalised a Bristol Rovers side that had won only two of 16 games before he took over from the sacked Dennis Rofe a month ago . |
| 11 | The coalition took over from the Vietnam-backed Hun Sen government which rescued Kampuchea after the demise of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge in 1979 . |
| 12 | Ridden by Peter Scudamore , Nigel Twiston-Davies 's seven-year-old took over from the ill-fated Combermere at the 13th of the 27 fences and , staying on strongly approaching the last , drew clear of the top-weight Dalkey Sound to record an impressive eight-length victory . |
| 13 | The SPA unanimously elected Kaysone Phomvihane , as the country 's new President , replacing Phoumi Vongvichit , who had served as President in an acting capacity since 1986 when he effectively took over from the ailing Souphanouvong [ see p. 35005 ] . |
| 14 | A young man in an immaculate dark blue suit took over from the young woman who had met them at the elevator and led them into a vast room , furnished with antiques . |
| 15 | The Presidents of Yugoslavia 's six constituent republics took over from the federal presidency the principal role in negotiating Yugoslavia 's future when they began on March 28 a series of weekly summit meetings . |
| 16 | The determined practical side of my nature soon took over from the lazy brooding one . |
| 17 | The win maintained stand-in captain Mark Taylor 's unbeaten record in charge of Australia , who have won three and tied one since he took over from the injured Allan Border . |
| 18 | Schofield was an inspirational leader in this summer 's Ashes tour when he took over from the injured Hanley and he played the game of his life in the second Test win in Melbourne . |
| 19 | Middlesbrough substitute Jon Gittens took over from the injured Jamie Pollock with 12 minutes to go . |
| 20 | President Bush took over from the 78-year-old Ronald Reagan at the age of 64 but within 11 days the rigours of office had taken their toll . |
| 21 | St-Germain-des Pres took over from the previous Parisian art centres in Montmartre and Montparnasse , and brought much of the old guard to the new cafes . |
| 22 | The archosaurs took over from the mammal-like reptiles about two-thirds through the Triassic . |
| 23 | The 38 lenders are also thought to have been told that trading is worse than at any time since the current owner took over in the late 1980s . |
| 24 | His younger brother , Scott , took over in the second period with a series of his extra-special , last-gasp tackles which reminded one of Victorian melodrama . |