Example sentences of "[prep] taking [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | After taking up the post , the professor will become eligible for consideration , in reviews which will take place from time to time , for one of a small number of additional awards which may be made in recognition of outstanding academic distinction and/or contribution to the academic work of the University ( e.g. in leadership in , or in the development of , some field of study ) . |
| 2 | A classic example was when he found himself at the centre of media and national attention after taking over the chairmanship of the troubled Westland Group in June 1985 . |
| 3 | After taking over the Tramways Department following the sudden death of Lancaster , Charles Furness became responsible for several innovations . |
| 4 | The Kiwi Test star grabbed two tries and three goals after taking over the kicking duties from David Lyon , who went off injured at half-time . |
| 5 | Social services director Terry Sullivan recently announced his retirement from Gwent less than two years after taking over the job . |
| 6 | Four years after taking over the leadership of the party , he can still seem shallow and dull . |
| 7 | Shortly after taking over the shop Alfred fell in love with the sort of girl men have fantasies about , and she seemed to respond . |
| 8 | It stayed with her as she clattered cups and saucers on to a tray and slammed the fridge-door shut after taking out the milk . |
| 9 | Multi-millionaire Roy Breuhat , who is based in Guernsey , has taken the first steps towards taking over the financially-stricken First Division club , which is in the hands of a receiver . |
| 10 | Lord King , the BA Chairman , talked of the need to create an airline which was ‘ capable of taking on the world ’ in an increasingly ‘ global market place ’ ( refer to Table 2.2 ) . |
| 11 | Nevertheless , just as ways have somehow to be found of taking on the sexually ( or racially ) abusive language heard in the classroom , so , surely , ways have to be found of taking on sexually ( or racially ) abusive language read out to pupils from class novels . |
| 12 | And with the large capital invetment involved , the customer depends on the fact that any new model must be capable of taking on the task in hand without difficulty — there is no room for mere gimmicks . |
| 13 | Grayson played soccer for Parklands High School before going on to Preston College where he played a little rugby in 1989 but never thought of taking up the game . |
| 14 | Within 18 months of taking up the sport , she was timed at 11.20 and 22.74 for the sprints , won medals in the Pan American Games and came fifth in the World Cup . |
| 15 | Instead of taking up the normal position from which to look at Los Angeles — which would be that of a driver — Adams adopts the role of a botanist , or perhaps a botanical historian looking for traces of the Eden that Southern California is well attested to have been 80 years ago : " live oaks on the hills , orchards across the valleys , and ornamental cypress , palms , and eucalyptus lining the roads " . |
| 16 | The cards can be stored alphabetically , and children can use them instead of taking up the teacher 's time . |
| 17 | Naval fears of the financial burden of taking over the Nuclear Deterrent and its effect on the size and shape of the Fleet were allayed by the unification of the |
| 18 | This was clearly to prepare him for the task of taking over the captaincy the next summer . |
| 19 | The carrier is liable for the total of partial loss of the goods and for damage thereto from the time of taking over the goods and the time of delivery . |
| 20 | The job of taking over the No 10 jersey from injured Australia skipper Michael Lynagh has been handed to his Queeensland understudy Paul Kahl , who will be making his Test debut . |
| 21 | This might suggest that France won the War of the Spanish Succession but nobody in Britain and not many people in France saw the result this way ; it was regarded more as a struggle in which the British asserted themselves militarily on the continent of Europe and began to show signs of a policy of taking over the smaller colonies of other European powers by conquest . |
| 22 | ‘ The court must take a broad view of the decision and not allow itself to be bogged down in minutiae , or led into the error of taking over the role of a fact finding tribunal . |
| 23 | He passed one to Polly but , instead of taking over the helm again , seated himself in her usual corner of the cockpit , stretching his long legs out and crossing his ankles . |
| 24 | The British Government , mindful no doubt of the prospect of taking over the presidency at the end of the month and apparently unaware of the flagging support in the country for Maastricht , pressed on with the approach which had been agreed at Oslo of ‘ helping ’ the Danes to change their minds while preserving the Treaty intact . |
| 25 | The trial began on July 20 , 1989 , of 16 men and four women accused of taking over the La Tablada barracks on Jan. 23 , 1989 , when about 40 people were killed and over 60 wounded [ see pp. 36394 ; 36613 ] . |
| 26 | He offered the Soviet republics — which are in the process of taking over the nuclear facilities previously administered by the central authorities — German help to organize their nuclear-energy programmes and build up their own inspectorates . |
| 27 | Holyfield 's men , and there are plenty of them , including a woman as ballet coach , are certain that he will emerge as a true heavyweight champion , capable of taking out the big men of the division . |
| 28 | But even having said that , er it is still performing in my view or would perform an extremely valuable er service in terms of taking out the A fifty nine through traffic . |
| 29 | Who can actually fight the war , and I 'm just wondering , politically is it going to be a good idea to knowingly , not necessarily aim at the general population , but in the process of taking out the targets , extend it to the general population , well what do you think of that ? |
| 30 | The supply of left-handed clubs is so insufficient as to deter those left-handers who may be considering taking up the sport . |