Example sentences of "[prep] being taken over by " in BNC.
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| 1 | After being taken over by the Catuvellauni they had a right to expect some restoration of their territories . |
| 2 | ( I was determined to combat in advance any risk of being taken over by G(R) , the Middle East equivalent of S.O.E. , which was already showing signs of being the monstrous and inefficient octopus it later became ; or coming under the control of the Director of Combined Operations . ) |
| 3 | Her pretty perspiring face split into a sheepish grin , then became serious again on reflection of being taken over by her baser instincts so completely . |
| 4 | One floor of the warehouse is devoted to publications from Polygon , founded in the 1960s as a radical student publishing company , and losing none of its avant-garde reputation despite being taken over by EUP three years ago . |
| 5 | JAGUAR and General Motors were last night locked in crucial talks over a deal which would safeguard the luxury car maker from being taken over by the rival US motor giant Ford . |
| 6 | On Jan. 3 over 40 holiday homes were blown up in Anghone and Porto Vecchio and a number of occupants taken hostage temporarily , to force the French government into " a true process of decolonization " and to stop Corsica from being taken over by property developers and turned into the " sun-tan centre of Europe " . |
| 7 | On being taken over by Fujitsu , ICL was expelled from the European Computer Trade Group and forced to leave three EC collaborative projects , yet for some reason , IBM was allowed to participate . |
| 8 | French PABX manufacturer Barphone SA , which holds 25% of the French market for PABXs of less than 25 ports , has said it is close to being taken over by an un-named foreign industrial group . |