Sentence examples for gained possession from inspiring English sources

Several Miami starters had already gained possession of some.

Fetisov finally gained possession and tried a rising clearance pass.

At Jacmel, Miranda gained possession of two trading schooners, the Bee and the Bacchus.

The Germans gained possession of the town, and the British were forced to withdraw.

Mr. Abdullah and his aides have refused to explain how they gained possession of the recordings.

He slipped, however, and the Bears gained possession at their 25.

Under Dirk's descendants Holland reached its final frontiers by the 13th century, although it gained possession of Zeeland in 1323.

Within a day the rebels had seized the arsenal and the governor-general's offices and had gained possession of Wuchang.

With superior forces at their back, the German kings gained possession of the Lombard kingdom in Italy.

A corner had been half-cleared and the England defence was slow to react when Chivu gained possession.

Pfizer gained possession of the building when it took over Pharmacia, another drug company, three years ago.