Example sentences of "[is] taken [adv prt] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we are in the suburbs of the city , much of the land at the sides of the road is taken up with intensive agriculture . |
| 2 | Much of the Guide Book is taken up with careful description of colourful life in the Lake District . |
| 3 | As we have seen , most of the internal volume of wood material is taken up with empty space , or at least by air and sap . |
| 4 | Most of the agricultural sector is taken up by part-time crofting but , unusual for Shetland , there are tracts of fertile land sufficiently extensive to allow for some full-time farming . |
| 5 | This means that a good proportion of the interview is taken up by passing information to the candidate . |