SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	take up the [noun] [prep]	299
2	take up the [noun sg] [prep]	265
3	take up the [noun] of	192
4	took up the [noun] [prep]	93
5	to take up the [noun] [prep]	77
6	take up the post [prep]	35
7	take up the post [prep]	35
8	take up the [noun pl] [prep]	34
9	taken up the [noun] [prep]	30
10	taking up the [noun] [prep]	29
11	take up the [noun] [prep]	29
12	takes up the [noun] [prep]	27
13	take up the [noun] in	25
14	take up the [noun] on	21
15	take up the offer [prep]	18
16	take up the offer [prep]	18
17	take up the challenge [prep]	16
18	take up the challenge [prep]	16
19	take up the [noun] with	14
20	take up the [noun] [prep]	14
21	take up the whole [prep]	12
22	take up the whole [prep]	12
23	take up the [noun] for	12
24	take up the cudgel [prep]	10
25	take up the cudgels [prep]	10
26	take up the case [prep]	9
27	take up the theme [prep]	9
28	take up the case [prep]	9
29	take up the theme [prep]	9
30	take up the cause [prep]	9