"I mean, did he ever actually develop anything on his own or take personal charge in an operation?"

He took personal charge of the most difficult crew members.

"Your old man told me to take personal charge while he was gone."

He wanted to run to every duty station and take personal charge.

I always take personal charge of night shifts when they start.

In January 1949 he went out to take personal charge of the scheme.

"Keeping in mind that you will be taking personal charge of it."

"They put me in personal charge and these are not the type of guys I can be vague with, right?"

"The newspapers state that you have taken personal charge of the case."

His health failed him at this time, so he could not take personal charge.