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How to use taken possession of in a sentence

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They had taken possession of Orissa and its salt industry in the year 1803 and organized the industry by introducing monopoly system.
A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart.
He has taken possession of the fossils to study them, and this has a number of researchers worried.
I've taken possession of the new artificial limb and am currently putting it through its paces.
It was a venerable and respected venue with a proud history that Arthur had taken possession of in a bid to bring something new to London's theatreland.
He also reported that CBS has taken possession of the bloodmobile and it has been operating at a few sites.
The urge to possess you, or everything that can be known about you, has clearly taken possession of our global security state.
It was the young traveler who had taken possession of the oasis, making himself the lord of the desert.
Once they have taken possession of these animals, these authorities must dispose of them responsibly, in a timely and efficient manner.
The City has taken possession of the property as a result of the company's failure to pay its municipal taxes.
Ordinarily, the government should have taken possession of the bridge again when CN was privatized.
Generally the Recipient would have already taken possession of the items and requested payment based on invoices.
The owner of the whare had taken possession of von Tempsky's sword, which was preserved as a sacred relic, a taumahatanga, or offering to the gods.
What is a sane man to say about the assorted Rosicrucians, Theosophists, occultists, satanists and conspiracy theorists who have since taken possession of the grail legend?
The tenants are mainly retail chains that, in recent years, have taken possession of the best locations, often at the cost of local small businesses that historically controlled theses locations.
The occasional user of a vehicle shall not be considered to control the use of the vehicle, unless he has taken possession of the vehicle illegally.
The ancestor had briefly taken possession of the descendant.
Had Eberle taken possession of the work, it could have been magical.
You have just taken possession of your Blue Ray 3 unit, congratulations.
However, in the meantime, the English had taken possession of the nearby Isla del Carmen and other points in the Gulf for piracy.
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Examples from Classical Literature
The authorities of the douzaine of Torteval had taken possession of the bag and had it opened.
In 1814 it was taken possession of by the British, and in the following year was annexed to Saharanpur.
The brother of Brandenburg and son of Neuburg had taken possession of dusseldorf.
Hosts of bluets and plots of mouse-ear everlasting, had taken possession of the land.
But the passion that had taken possession of him overrode his finer scruples.
Meanwhile Massena has taken possession of Alessandria, with all its stores.
The soul of Hardicanute hath taken possession of him, and he hath no pleasure save to fill, to swill, and to call for more.
The mood that had taken possession of him was a thing known to men and unknown to boys.
The whole group of islands had just been taken possession of by Rear-Admiral Du Petit Thouars, in the name of the invincible French nation.
De Barral was out and, for a time speechless, being led away almost before he had taken possession of the free world, by his daughter.
On the banks of the Hudson River was a colony of Dutch, who had taken possession of that region many years before, and called it New Netherlands.
After the feeling of exaltation that had come to the farmer as a result of his successful year, another mood had taken possession of him.
The communists in Russia have taken possession of the schools.
Bolder still, the wasp has taken possession of the dwelling house.
But sorrow seemed to have taken possession of Sternberg castle.
Meantime the cabbages all turned very red in the face, and it seemed as if old Nick himself had taken possession of every thing in the shape of a timepiece.
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