| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | took up the [noun] | 247 |
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| 2 | took up the [noun sg] | 223 |
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| 3 | took up the challenge | 19 |
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| 4 | took up the challenge | 19 |
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| 5 | took up the [noun pl] | 19 |
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| 6 | took up the post | 17 |
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| 7 | took up the post | 17 |
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| 8 | took up the slack | 8 |
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| 9 | took up the slack | 8 |
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| 10 | took up the offer | 7 |
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| 11 | took up the offer | 7 |
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| 12 | took up the theme | 7 |
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| 13 | took up the whole | 6 |
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| 14 | took up the theme | 6 |
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| 15 | took up the running | 6 |
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| 16 | took up the whole | 6 |
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| 17 | took up the running | 6 |
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| 18 | took up the invitation | 5 |
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| 19 | took up the idea | 5 |
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| 20 | took up the case | 5 |
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| 21 | took up the idea | 5 |
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| 22 | took up the invitation | 5 |
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| 23 | took up the case | 5 |
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