Sentence examples similar to take over proceedings from inspiring English sources

In the days leading up to the match he had been painted as the villain in the soap opera that had taken over proceedings at the Casa Amarilla.

Nor did Ainslie's Land Rover BAR team disappoint an estimated 100,000 spectators, winning one race and finishing second in another, before some classic British summer gales and rain took over proceedings.

Plain lawyer wasn't enough?" A sort of pseudo-­etymology sometimes takes over the proceedings, as when the characters spend a tedious page wondering whether "irrigible" ought to be a word, on the order of "incorrigible".

In the short time it takes a man to whistle for his dog to fetch a ball, Sylvia has taken over the proceedings and has all but reduced Greg and Kate to the situation's straight man and straight woman.

The proceedings should be businesslike, though the emotions of the parties and the heat of battle sometimes take over.

Foreigners are less of a novelty these days and you are likely to presented with a menu, but get chatting with the man himself and he'll soon take over the proceedings.

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In the petition, the state urged the court to take over all legal proceedings for the gay marriage case and issue a stay for two related cases before judges in San Francisco County Superior Court.

The tribunal can claim primacy over national courts and may take over national investigations and proceedings at any stage if this is deemed to be in the interest of international justice.

He nearly took over the proceedings.

Cotton began with a solemn introduction, but then, unexpectedly, Anderson's family members, most of whom were elderly, took over the proceedings and began telling stories about George, who had made his living running car washes and coin-operated laundries.