Sentence examples for took over left from inspiring English sources

Miss Sills, who retired as chairwoman on May 1, when the center's new president, Reynold Levy, took over, left several matters unresolved regarding the redevelopment, including the question of what a new home for the Philharmonic will be called.

The old face of age discrimination was the solitary worker quietly tapped on the shoulder and put out to pasture (Willy Loman, fired when the boss's son took over, left to complain, "You can't eat the orange and throw the peel away -- a man is not a piece of fruit!").

His outfield counterpart on the Giants, Blanco, took over left field upon the 50-game suspension of Melky Cabrera in August; over the final month of the season he batted.296 with 6 stolen bases.

He was used mainly as a pinch-hitter until September 23, when he took over left field after Vélez was moved from left field to second base to replace the injured Freddy Sanchez.

A speedy rookie, Desmond Jennings, will probably take over left field for Crawford.

It was an unusually error-prone effort by Fabini, who took over the left tackle spot when Jumbo Elliott -- who has since come out of retirement -- left after last season.

We took over the left half of a horseshoe-shaped motel and just tore it apart: full-on bacchanal carnage.

He took over in left field in 2000 but tore a knee ligament that July, ending his season.

Conor Jackson took over in left field last season when Byrnes went on the disabled list for the first time in his career.

It was only when his friend Klaus Voormann took over the left-hand part, to play the bass line, that he was able to hear the piece as he had imagined it.

There, he worked closely with the assistant G.M., Mark Shapiro, who took over when Hart left.