Example sentences of "been taken over by [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the school 's noticeboard , religious notices have been taken over by election literature and copies of the government 's exhortations to take part in today 's vote for parliament as a ‘ religious and political duty ’ . |
| 2 | As some of these private functions of unions have been taken over by welfare state agencies , unions have taken on other roles — especially representing their members in legal or industrial tribunals in claims over redundancy , discrimination , and negligence . |
| 3 | This hotel has just been taken over by Herr and Frau Sulzur , and already there is a friendly atmosphere . |
| 4 | Three armagnac houses have been taken over by cognac firms , and double distillation ( méthode Charentaise ) has begun to infiltrate the region . |
| 5 | It 's strange that there are an awful lot of our team who have never played at Twickenham , because the traditional Harlequins fixture at the beginning of the season has now been taken over by League fixtures and they are now played at the Harlequins ground The Stoop . |