Example sentences of "took [adv prt] [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leicester Crusaders , a touring side based on Leicester and including current players Simon Povoas and Jez Harris , took on Oyonnax at the end of the French club 's most successful ever season . |
| 2 | The grandparents took on responsibility for the house and the children together : ‘ my mother went to work all the week , she never done no cooking . ’ |
| 3 | Hilda Sturge took on responsibility for the adult refugees , while the Committee , with Greta acting as honorary secretary , looked after the children . |
| 4 | In the Cabinet changes carried out in August [ see p. 39067 ] Prime Minister Constantine Mitsotakis took on responsibility for the Aegean and Andreas Andrianopoulos ( hitherto Minister of Industry and Commerce ) became Minister of State , alternating as Government Spokesman with Vassilis Magginas . |
| 5 | Reporters who approached the hotel just after dawn yesterday said there was no sign of the rebels who took over part of the hotel in the exclusive Escalon district of the capital . |
| 6 | SCOTTISH Nationalists took over part of the headquarters of one of England 's largest water companies yesterday in protest at the possible privatisation of the industry in Scotland . |
| 7 | SCOTTISH National Party members took over part of the headquarters of one of England 's largest water companies yesterday in protest at the possible privatisation of the industry in Scotland . |
| 8 | COCA-COLA took over sponsorship of the League Cup in a £2.25 million deal yesterday and confirmed they are the ‘ real thing ’ for football . |
| 9 | The Second Vice-President took over defence of the Bill in the House and turned the discussion away from considerations of press freedom to a critique of newspapers like the Standard , which were owned by capitalists . |
| 10 | One of Egan 's last gestures before Ford took over Jaguar at the end of 1989 was to give the go-ahead for a limited production of 350 XJ220s . |
| 11 | Last year the Automobile Association took over operation of the scheme , which puts police in touch with local duty solicitors . |
| 12 | Last year the Automobile Association took over operation of the scheme , which puts police in touch with local duty solicitors . |
| 13 | On Christmas Eve , 1904 , Leland took over management of the company and merged his business to create the Cadillac Motor Car Company . |
| 14 | When his father-in-law died unexpectedly in 1898 , Stuart became a director of J. & J. Colman , moved to Norwich , and took over management of the firm . |
| 15 | In 1948 , the Bucks Water Board took over responsibility for the supply and water for the Urban District was obtained from Foxcote reservoir and the Thames Valley Water Table . |
| 16 | The death of the AHA was not the last word of its members , since the caucus moved across to a position within the new Victoria District Authority , which took over responsibility for the management of the AHA 's asylums . |
| 17 | Over the years many leading members of the BDA were involved in the running of the Board before it wound up following the emergence of Social Services Departments , which took over responsibility for the welfare of the deaf . |
| 18 | The Secretary of State for the Environment , Brice Lalonde ( Ecology Generation ) , was promoted to Minister-Delegate responsible for the prevention of technological and natural disasters , while Hélène Dorlhac ( Union for French Democracy ) , Secretary of State for the Family , also took over responsibility for the Elderly , from Théo Braun who left the government . |
| 19 | Bill Robertson took over responsibility for the West of Scotland area from Bob Doran . |
| 20 | On 1 January , Hodder & Stoughton took over distribution in the trade ; sales through the Trust 's own retail outlets and catalogues will continue as before . |
| 21 | When the state took over recruitment under the Military Service Acts , the party continued to be involved : many agents were transferred to the army , where they continued to do the same job , and many party offices were lent to the government as recruitment centres . |
| 22 | When they took over power from the king , the ‘ magnates of the Council ’ on 11 September 1259 appointed Thomas Gresley , a reformer baron , as Justice of the southern forests , and later confirmed John d'Eyville , also a reformer baron , as Justice of the northern forests . |
| 23 | Pétain himself virtually took over control of the artillery , asking his commanders each morning : ‘ What have your batteries been doing ? |
| 24 | The government took over administration of the provinces of Tucumán and Tierra del Fuego which were affected by political unrest and economic problems . |
| 25 | The outrageous philandering May Sharples , Ethel and Mabel Helliwell who both eventually took over choreography for the troupes , the four successful Holt sisters , the formidable Jessie Wharton , Head Girl of the first Palace Girls and later inseparable companion to Mrs Tiller , and the most important dancer of all to John , Mary Read . |
| 26 | On his head was the horned-moon helm of Saphery and he swiftly took up position between the queen and the Keeper of Secrets . |
| 27 | They took up position between the harpoons and the fleeing whales . |
| 28 | Then a short blast and six monitors took up position at the top of the lower playground . |
| 29 | " Keep an eye on our friends , " he muttered and while Brady took up position beside the door , Tom helped Patrick over to the bar . |
| 30 | At least 20 officers in personnel carriers and patrol cars took up position outside the old Billingsgate fish market , just yards from the Baltic Exchange , where three people died in the IRA bomb blast in April . |