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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
take
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The coxswain and the quartermaster were killed at the wheel, and Nigel Tibbets took the helm .
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Maher, 52, takes the helm at a time of consolidation and competition in the banking industry.
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Lewis Milestone took over the helm , and he too found Brando impossible to direct.
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Young said he had fulfilled a promise he made when taking the helm in 1969&038;.
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Julia, 45, will now deputise for anchorman Trevor McDonald, taking the helm only on Sunday evenings and holidays.
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I have decided that now is the time to retire as Captain and that some one else should take the helm .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He feels like the captain of a sleeping ship, alone at the helm , steering his oblivious crew through dangerous seas.
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Lewis Milestone took over the helm , and he too found Brando impossible to direct.
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Since assuming the helm at Samsung in 1987, Lee has relentlessly pursued growth through exports and foreign investments and partnerships.
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Thrusting the helm hard over, he shot clear of the motor yacht's wind-shadow.
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To his amazement he saw a foreign sailor at the helm .