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Example sentences for "took over"

  • Here we took over a camp which had been kept in splendid order.

  • It is now just a year since I took over command of the 7th Battalion, but in some ways it seems like ten years since I arrived at Chiseldon.

  • After his company commander had become a casualty, he took over command of his company, and with his two leading platoons succeeded in capturing an enemy lieutenant and twenty-five prisoners.

  • General Carter-Campbell could not have been more unfortunate in the period in which he took over command of the Division than he was.

  • Major Sutcliffe of the 2/2nd took over the 2/4th Battalion--the fifth C.

  • I took over as general manager of the Lamont Corp.

  • The press and the television people just, as the expression goes, took over.

  • Victory Camp, and I took over command of the R.

  • In March of this year his mesmerizing Southern drawl took over the 4 to 7 p.

  • When Alan was 20 he took over as archives director.

  • Two years later, he took over as editor and publisher -- a job he continued for nine years.

  • I have also seen the French soldiers holding the line in a quiet part; and indeed we 'took over' from them there.

  • I went up early in the day and 'took over' the various bombing arrangements.

  • At all events, they made no report to "the Peacemaker" about it when we took over.

  • It was made by the French before we took over, and is very wide at the top.

  • For the first time since we've been out here we took over in broad daylight yesterday afternoon, and I've never known Fritz so quiet as he was.

  • Jones, who had returned from England and took over command.

  • Our first relief was remarkable for the fact that we took over at Battalion Headquarters two cows (and with them a daily supply of fresh milk), for whom L/Cpl.

  • Dyer Bennet reported for duty and took over command of the Battalion, Capt.

  • On the 16th we took over an extended picket line in sandy country but overlooking a good deal of barley.

  • It is said that General Allenby when he took over the E.

  • Colonel Margolin and the 39th took over Es Salt and at once occupied the commanding hills round about, where he was soon entrenched and ready to give the enemy a very warm reception in case of attack.

  • I had one fear when I took over command of the Judaeans, and that was that I might not be able to do them justice.

  • After a brief time for rest, we took over "Line of Communication" duties, and found ourselves with many miles of railway and country to safeguard.

  • Manchesters, took over command of the Battalion, Major Andrews resuming the duties of Second-in-Command, and Lieut.

  • The German rush had been brought to a halt, not many days before we took over, so that there were practically no defences of any kind.

  • After one night and a good bathe we took over, on 7th April, from the 54th Division a sector of trenches near Sheikh Nebhan, overlooking the hollow through which meandered the Wadi Ghuzzeh.

  • The Royal Fusiliers, from whom we took over, were in support, and the relief was complete at 2 a.

  • He took over a new line of trenches just before dark, and to get round the line in daylight, he had to cross several open and fire-swept zones.

  • Only a couple of casualties occurred when the 1st Brigade "took over," in spite of the constant sniping.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    being answered; especially where; full minute; good sailor; new one; sitting down; sudden start; took advantage; took away; took charge; took command; took from; took himself; took hold; took little; took much; took notice; took over; took pity; took place; took position; took possession; took post; took refuge; took some; violent fever