Example sentences of "was taken over by [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Burial in a churchyard was becoming a thing of the past in central London from the 1840s onwards ; space was too precious , and the task of burying the dead was taken over by non-denominational cemeteries run largely on a commercial basis . |
| 2 | Naxos and Karpathos are thought to have had Minoan colonies too , and a very strong Minoan influence is seen at Agia Eirene on Kea : perhaps it was an existing town that was taken over by Minoan traders and administrators . |
| 3 | The effect of new technology was to automate and de-skill many of the clerical tasks , as more and more routine was taken over by punched card machines and later by computers . |
| 4 | Instead , the pitch was taken over by massed Southend fans demanding the resignation of chairman Vic Jobson . |
| 5 | His former portfolio was taken over by outgoing Deputy Interior Minister Hugo Estigarribia Elizache . |