noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
take
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In 1938 Cranmer was asked to take over the captaincy from Bob Wyatt.
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Bill Dodd's retirement saw Cyril Proby take over the captaincy and Plumb began the job of squad rebuilding.
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In 1952 he took over the captaincy from Michael Barton.
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This was clearly to prepare him for the task of taking over the captaincy the next summer.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Bill Dodd's retirement saw Cyril Proby take over the captaincy and Plumb began the job of squad rebuilding.
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In 1952 he took over the captaincy from Michael Barton.
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It might be partly because I didn't kick up a fuss when I lost the captaincy .
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Midfield stylist McAllister will keep the captaincy tonight if Strachan is again left on the bench.
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Morris's captaincy potential has been tacitly, but very publicly condemned by his own club.
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Morris returned from that trip fired with a new enthusiasm for captaincy .
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Perhaps giving the opposition two-thirds of the likely overs erred on being generous but all credit to Felsted's enterprising captaincy .
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The fact that many another highly gifted player has not found captaincy easy tended to be overlooked.