Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] take up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eventually , the polyps bud in a different way and produce miniature medusae which detach themselves and wriggle away to take up the swimming life once more . |
| 2 | er How many people do actually take up the offer and , and have flu vaccines nowadays ? |
| 3 | Meanwhile New Scientist understands that ministers have not taken up the offer of the Greenfield committee to hold further meetings to consider the issues of generic drugs further . |
| 4 | So far — perhaps because of difficulty in finding a sufficiently masochistic emissary — the Americans have not taken up the suggestion . |
| 5 | The NUS and several other student unions have also taken up the campaign and it is hoped that the campaign will extend beyond the student movement to trade unions and women 's groups . |
| 6 | In contrast , the utility-based argument associated with Buchanan ( 1958 ) does not quarrel with when the resources are used but rather points to the fact that debt-holders have voluntarily taken up the debt and are being compensated for decreased present consumption by the enhanced future consumption that interest and repayment will allow , and hence are not made worse off . |