Example sentences of "[v-ing] to take up [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They said in the shop that the men who did it had been pretending to take up paving stones — nobody thought anything because it looked as if they were from the Council . ’ |
| 2 | The energy and enthusiasm black youth have for certain sports and the disproportionately high number wanting to take up sport as a career provides at least the initial indication that they see in successful black sportsmen models for themselves . |
| 3 | I just , it 's just a sort of an idea at this stage , I 'm not wanting to take up ogres of time on this , but |
| 4 | Almost 9 per cent of the men aged between twenty and sixty-four resident in England and Wales during the 1983 survey reported that they were unemployed , and this total excluded those who were waiting to take up jobs . |
| 5 | Now the sentinel submarines were under way again , gently manoeuvring to take up positions alongside Taureg . |
| 6 | Still popular , and made in new materials with plastic or nylon sail , the Peter Powell kite has introduced millions to the sight of its long tube tails following the looping flight pattern , and still , after over 15 years of its production when all else around has seen so much change , is a firm recommendation for anyone wishing to take up stunt flying for the first time . |
| 7 | the trends , compared to the previous study , in the rates of migration out of the Province of highly qualified students ; What sorts of students decide not to return to Northern Ireland , electing to take up employment elsewhere ? |
| 8 | Are you hoping to take up art after you leave school ? |