SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[pers pn] take up the [noun]	87
2	[pers pn] take up the [noun]	87
3	[pers pn] take up the [noun sg]	83
4	[pers pn] took up the [noun]	57
5	he take up the [noun]	36
6	i take up the [noun]	12
7	[pers pn] take up the post	8
8	[pers pn] take up the post	8
9	[pers pn] to take up the [noun]	8
10	[pers pn] takes up the [noun]	7
11	you take up the [noun]	7
12	she take up the [noun]	7
13	[pers pn] take up the [noun]	6
14	we take up the [noun]	6
15	[pers pn] take up the story	5
16	[pers pn] take up the story	5
17	they take up the [noun]	5
18	[pers pn] take up the [noun]	5