Example sentences of "[modal v] take up the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such was the popularity of film and such was the reforming zeal of that first decade or so of the twentieth century that there must have been every possibility that other agencies would take up the chance of producing , distributing , and exhibiting films in their own halls . |
| 2 | As far as William was concerned , seizing the English throne was just one move in his struggle to resist the growing power of France that had already lasted twenty years and would take up the whole of the rest of his life . |
| 3 | Roger Katz , 48 , currently manager of Dillons ' handsome new store in Kingston , will take up the management of the 14,000 sq ft Piccadilly store on 5th January . |
| 4 | He will take up the duties of Counsellor , Atomic Energy , on August 17 and succeeds Chris Loughlin , who has been appointed Director , Transport Division , from September 1 |
| 5 | DONALD PETRIE ( Clydeside ) will take up the post of Scottish development and administrative officer next month . |
| 6 | This essay will take up the theme of dominant ideologies and local communities as a part of the wider methodological problem of how we , as anthropologists , consider the nature of the relationship between the communities we study and the wider world they inhabit . |
| 7 | If you can imagine and would like to discover the reality of Slaley Hall you can take up the offer of a special two night inspection visit for only £95 including golf which Slaley will run throughout the spring of 1991 . |
| 8 | Some individuals can take up the suggestions of the hypnotist to the extent of becoming deaf or blind or unable to smell ; they may withstand pain without a murmur , re-experience being a six-year old , or even forget everything that happened , after hypnosis , until given a prearranged ‘ release ’ signal . |