He started down the steps, but the thing was already at the bottom, and its six brethren were assuming solid form behind it.

His brother, only 18 years old at the time, assumed responsibility for the family and raised Tony and his sister.

In that year his brother assumed the guardianship of Martha's children.

The brothers can only assume Stephen heard the news on the scanner in his mini-truck.

Indeed, the older brothers assumed the appearance of monkeys.

They had expected her brother, James Jr., to assume the microphone.

Sometimes, a younger brother would assume the abo role when the eldest male retired.

By common consent the younger brother assumed permanently the position of family counselor and financier.

His brother assumed total control of the company.

Others, farther off, noted the frenzy with which their brethren fled the battle and assumed then that the day was lost.