Example sentences of "[prep] take [adv prt] as [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By a supreme stroke of irony he got the job , with the possibility of taking over as kapellmeister on the death or retirement of the ageing and sickly incumbent , Leopold Hoffman . |
| 2 | It was to Ronnie Dunn that there fell the unenviable task of taking over as Palace 's number one goalkeeper for 1932–33 after Callender 's tragic suicide , but the young man was emotionally and physically equipped to do so . |
| 3 | In fact , the teenager 's potential was also spotted by Colin Graham , who was assistant producer for the first performances during a short season at the old Scala Theatre , before taking over as producer for a three-month countrywide tour , finishing at London 's prestigious Royal Court Theatre . |
| 4 | Folly did n't want to encourage the sort of speculation that would give rise to — especially when she was so near to taking over as boss . |
| 5 | Since taking over as Brazil 's manager on 6 January , Sebastiano Lazaroni has attempted to pull off a transformation that has hitherto seemed impossible in Brazilian football . |
| 6 | For the first time since taking over as Chief Constable last month Tony Butler held a meeting to talk about policing in Gloucestershire . |
| 7 | He has operated an ‘ open door ’ policy since taking over as NBT 's artistic director and will continue to do so . |