Sentence examples for taking the towns from inspiring English sources
The late rebel leader John Garang had talked of "taking the towns to the people", bringing representation, development and services to the rural areas where most people live.
During 1580, the Dutch forces fighting Rennenberg in Friesland had failed to prevent him from taking the towns of Oldenzaal and Coevorden, but in December, under the leadership of the English Colonel John Norreys, a veteran soldier with experience in the Netherlands and Ireland, they had succeeded in relieving Steenwijk from a Spanish siege.
The R.P.F. was taking the town.
The library-board members are thinking of taking the town to court to get it back.
It achieved its objectives of straightening the Allied line and taking the town of Hamel.
On 15 June he fought with the militia at Axminster, taking the town before the militias could join up.
On August 1, the IS pushed into Sinjar, taking the town within two days.
The Royalists advanced as far as Redbridge, Southampton, in March 1644 but were prevented from taking the town.
Edward responded by invading Scotland in 1296 and taking the town of Berwick in a particularly bloody attack.
On 5 August, the North Koreans launched their attack, again taking the town from the South Korean forces and pushing them south.
With the soldiers long gone, Mr. Nkunda's troops took the towns of Kiwanja and Rutshuru without firing a shot.
