Example sentences of "take up [art] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would not be practical because the paper information system takes up a vast amount of space , something which is sorely at a premium in many bureaux premises . |
| 2 | Instead of fleeing to a safe place and hiding away there with complete body concealment , the animal takes up a semi-hidden position from which it can remain watchful . |
| 3 | Well-established clematis plants develop a large root system that takes up a great deal of water . |
| 4 | Basic research takes up a tiny percentage of that life sciences budget . |
| 5 | That is expensive and takes up a good part of our income . ’ |
| 6 | The poetic purpose of Genette 's Narrative Discourse is curiously complemented by his study of Proust 's A la recherche du temps perdu which takes up a good portion of the book . |
| 7 | Although the intensive system of subject assessment takes up a good deal of time , it has been well received by these two centres . |
| 8 | That 's right , well that 's takes up a good deal of time . |
| 9 | Nigel Carr is back in the Ulster fold and takes up a new responsibility as a selector |
| 10 | COMMANDER George Ness , head of Scotland Yard 's Flying Squad and tactical firearms unit , retires next week and takes up a new post with Securicor — whose cash delivery vans have been the target of the armed robbers his detectives risk their lives hunting down . |
| 11 | The airport already takes up a significant proportion of the island 's land area , and lengthening the runway will be difficult and expensive for the fragile economy . |
| 12 | Body language is with us night and day but something else which takes up a fair amount of time in our lives is travel . |
| 13 | Priddle takes up the poisoned chalice for PWRs |
| 14 | The calendar , with dates of school holidays clearly marked , takes up the central panel of the sheet , around the edge are further panels containing information about staff , governors , PTA , emergency contacts , useful phone numbers and how long children should be kept off school for mumps , measles and other common childhood illnesses . |
| 15 | The hall takes up the central bay through the two storeys ; the dining- and drawing-rooms are on either side . |
| 16 | The Government takes up the financial burden through the Public Service Obligation grant , but economies are still expected . |
| 17 | The lateral membrane takes up the entire length of one side of the chamber , pushing the grapes against the other side . |
| 18 | The surface of a warm , damp body takes up the wet-bulb temperature of the air around it . |
| 19 | And Isaiah takes up the same theme in the fifty fifth chapter . |
| 20 | It always takes up the same number of positions in the file name , and that 's useful as you shall see . |
| 21 | Some , such as Advent , can take up a certain amount of moisture , but also dry quickly . |
| 22 | Many sacks use texturised nylon fabrics with a sort of natural feel which can take up a certain amount of moisture but dry off quickly . |
| 23 | MORE than 50 teenagers from County Durham will take up a sporting challenge from France next week . |
| 24 | Even a fifteen-minute programme will take up a considerable amount of lesson time if it is used at all flexibly , with pauses for discussion and repeat viewings of some sections . |
| 25 | For another , with a large brain the boundaries between areas will take up a smaller proportion of those areas than in small brains . |
| 26 | Doctors for Tobacco Law will now take up an important role in the campaign , working closely with ASH , the British Medical Association , the Coronary Prevention Group , the British Heart Foundation and many other medical organisations . |
| 27 | ‘ I suppose all the sorting out at the flat will take up the spare time for quite a while . |
| 28 | Secondly , two in-depth case studies ( probably of Birmingham and Manchester ) will take up the central question of why some women 's initiatives are effective while others , with initially similar aims are not . |
| 29 | Presumably Hurd and Baker do not mean by this that Hamas , the Gaza-based fundamentalist movement dedicated to destroying Israel ( unlike the PLO ) , should take up the official torch of Palestinian independence ! |
| 30 | ‘ I took up a new hold at 500 feet over the pilot and was pleased to see the dinghy on the water , fully inflated , between the helicopter and the pilot — and upwind of him ! |