Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] taken [adv prt] from [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Since then home viewing has largely taken over from cinema going but there does not seem to have been much criticism of the format as such but perhaps more so the screen size . |
| 2 | The modem newspaper horoscope has largely taken over from dream-books , although they are still published , and still draw largely on the works of Artemidorus ( or claim to ) . |
| 3 | May I remind him that the London Arts Board , which has just taken over from Greater London Arts , is settling down well to the work of funding arts associations throughout London . |
| 4 | There is a considerable shake-up at the Northern Ireland Office , where Sir Patrick Mayhew has already taken over from Mr Peter Brooke as Secretary of State . |
| 5 | No changes … a new skipper though Shaun Taylor has officially taken over from Ross Maclaren … |
| 6 | ( Jiang Zemin , CCP general secretary , was elected to succeed him , as the only candidate , on April 4 : Jiang had already taken over from Deng , in November 1989 , the chairmanship of the party CMC . ) |
| 7 | In 1911 he returned to railway service as personal assistant to ( Sir ) H. Nigel Gresley [ q.v. ] , who had just taken over from Ivatt on the Great Northern railway . |
| 8 | He used to be the crier , but had recently taken over from Fred Harrison who had proclaimed the fair annually for the last thirty years . |
| 9 | Crossman Block have wholly taken over from Lloyd & Co. and are now the sole solicitors instructed by the interim government . |
| 10 | The takeover of Trebor Bassett was well-handled , resulting in a handsome and almost immediate lift in trading margins , and a sharpening of brand image ( Extra Strong Mints , for example , have now taken over from Polo as the UK 's top selling mint ) . |
| 11 | They assemble in colonies many thousand strong and nest in long holes that they have either taken over from rabbits or dug for themselves . |