Example sentences of "take up [art] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It also takes up a lot of memory for OPEN , remembering all states which might lead to a solution . |
| 2 | I mean , if you 've got a fuzzy-sounding guitar running through everything it takes up a lot of space in the mix . |
| 3 | Left : Storing water at room temperature and aerating takes up a lot of space but may be worthwhile — the bucket on the right may have had salt added , but the SG tester also incorporates a thermometer . |
| 4 | The problem was that we were firefighting not just for ourselves but for so many of our clients , and firefighting takes up a lot of time and emotionally is a strain . |
| 5 | It is not very good , you see , on Government responsibility and this takes up a lot of time . |
| 6 | This all takes up a lot of time ; we are under great pressure today . |
| 7 | She says her husband has another business — which takes up a lot of time . |
| 8 | But anyway I know it takes up a lot of time and a lot of our columns . |
| 9 | Without wanting to state the obvious , the SJ-20 is a big guitar that takes up a lot of room . |
| 10 | There is always the old technique of adjusting bridle length with an overhand hitch to shorten the line ; but for sport kites , the knot itself takes up a lot of line . |
| 11 | The order of salvation takes up the order of creation . |
| 12 | Marcuse takes up the theme of domination through the ideological form of technological reason and shows how it is legitimized by the widespread consumption enabled by increased production . |
| 13 | ‘ … into the last furlong , and the Guppy looks beaten , Breakdancer takes up the running with Prince Charming on the stand side — it looks to be between these two — but now Shine On 's absolutely flying on the outside , a terrific challenge , the three locked together , Breakdancer and Shine On stride for stride , at the line it 's very close but I think it 's shine On who gets it on the nod . |
| 14 | Paolozzi takes up the challenge with relish , as he deliberately creates hiatuses and breaks in The Wealth of Nations . |
| 15 | Recently I did take up a form of gardening , indoor gardening . |
| 16 | He had his time-proven tests for this : one was simply to walk over the land and to ‘ feel it through his boots ’ , ; then again he would take up a handful of soil , carefully crumbling it to test it ; or he would bend down and draw his fist backwards through the soil . |
| 17 | John Hartley will shortly take up the position of Deputy Secretary General following a restructuring of responsibilities within CHQ . |
| 18 | I do not envisage a long-lasting solution to the problem of Yugoslavia that does not take up the issue of minority rights and seek to entrench them , perhaps by international action . |
| 19 | I think , I 'd like to just take up the point about secrecy because I am involved in talking to couples where the , there is a basic problem of male infertility where th the husband of the couple , or the partner of the couple is unable to father a child because he 's not producing any sperm , or not producing enough sperm and that couple come to us for help and advice |
| 20 | Erm I wo n't take up the point in relation to the particular site er Mr La Laycock was referring to but in general terms , car showrooms and people who work in car sho showrooms are taken into account in the calculation of employment needs , |
| 21 | We could all take up the role of publicity agent , advertising our own favourite recreation ! |
| 22 | Third , when the provincial gentry still did not take up the cause of reform with alacrity the tsar bypassed them by appointing a majority of keen reformers to the Editing Commissions . |
| 23 | Our unequal arms might well take up the difference in line lengths when flying one way ; but the perverse nature of our natural reactions does n't allow the same correction when flying the other way . |
| 24 | One of the best descriptions of the landscape of Madeira is that given by White and Johnson ( Madeira. : Its Climate and Scenery , 1860 ) : ‘ When Columbus was asked by Queen Isabella to give her some notion of the configuration of Jamaica , it is said that he took up a sheet of paper , and after crushing it in his hand , partly opened it out ; then placing it on the table , he told her Majesty that she would derive a better idea of the island from the crumpled paper than from any description conveyed in words . |
| 25 | In October 1911 he took up a position as pupil and lay assistant to the Revd Herbert Wigan , the vicar of Dunsden , near Reading . |
| 26 | The strong Auckland group within the team took up a position of influence . |
| 27 | Nothing is known of him until , at the age of fourteen , he took up a sort of apprenticeship with a widow near Lowestoft . |
| 28 | He emigrated to Washington D.C. with his wife and two young sons , John and Philip , and took up a job as cornet player with the Barnum & Bailey Circus band . |
| 29 | Bremner is one of many Scottish players who made a remarkable transformation when he took up a career in management . |
| 30 | Soon afterwards his father took up a post as superintendent with the Electric Telegraph Company in London . |