Example sentences of "take up [noun] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fastest growth has been in other kinds of paper , and particularly paper packaging , which now takes up 19% of the space in landfills . |
| 2 | In 1858 a wild rabbit takes up residence in the garden ; Gustave forbids its slaughter . |
| 3 | Graduates with a specialism in Tourism and Leisure may take up employment in the management of tourism ventures , or in managing tourist flows . |
| 4 | Some essential and irreplaceable tissues , like the brain , kidney tubules , intestinal mucosa and red blood corpuscles , can take up glucose in the absence of insulin , which other tissues , notably muscles which are normally the largest consumers of glucose , need its presence . |
| 5 | On the morrow or soon after , as our uncle of Gloucester told me , he will take up residence in the Tower . ’ |
| 6 | The Standard commentary column enthused again about the benefits that would accrue to the town ; ‘ people of means and leisure will take up residence in the district ; it has long been said that Henley needed further attractions and the present move is assuredly one in the right direction ’ . |
| 7 | On his head was the horned-moon helm of Saphery and he swiftly took up position between the queen and the Keeper of Secrets . |
| 8 | Then a short blast and six monitors took up position at the top of the lower playground . |
| 9 | " Keep an eye on our friends , " he muttered and while Brady took up position beside the door , Tom helped Patrick over to the bar . |
| 10 | A detachment of Cromwell 's troops guarding the bridge at nearby Bewdley came to Kidderminster to cut off their retreat and took up position in the square . |
| 11 | A total of 250 troops from France 's 4,200-strong local garrison took up position around the town of Dikhil in the south-west of the country , the scene of recent fighting between the government and the FRUD rebels [ see p. 38711 , where Dikhil is wrongly given as Kikhil ] . |
| 12 | Thomas Forster was the only English Tory MP who actually took up arms for the Pretender . |
| 13 | by no means all of the large reptiles that are found in the Mesozoic rocks are dinosaurs — the reptile groups that took up life in the sea or the air were only distantly related . |
| 14 | The search lasted until 1130 hours , after Which the platoon took up positions along the route and established vehicle checkpoints on roads throughout the area . |
| 15 | At dawn on July 1 Lebanese army units crossed the Awali River and took up positions around the port of Sidon . |
| 16 | The early feature films took up society as the situation required . |
| 17 | More policemen took up station on the river walk . |
| 18 | After many years dispensing tea to supporters , Colin took up football with the club this season and , to boost his confidence , I appointed him skipper . |
| 19 | I hope people at the back can hear , erm , we obviously took up action on the resolution passed last year , in two or three different ways . |
| 20 | Over the period of a full week ( not just one day ! ) , almost every cognate group being run in the College received a subject assessor visit and the activity was coordinated by the local SCOTVEC Field Officer , Madeline Blakely — who virtually took up residence in the college for the week . |
| 21 | A second king now took up residence in the Tower of London . |
| 22 | In one respect the local political structure in Clermont was relatively simple : although Theuderic mounted a raid on the Auvergne , and although Chramn took up residence in the district , for the most part the civitas was not of great interest to the Merovingian kings . |
| 23 | A year after he took up office at the College , Moynihan began a group portrait of the staff of the Painting School . |
| 24 | Interned when the government declared martial law in December 1981 , but released 11 months later , he took up employment at the shipyard in the spring of 1983 and in October of that year was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize . |
| 25 | Two hours ’ rest before taking up position for the attack . |
| 26 | The reorganisation , which is likely to take seven weeks , will result in the food and drink section taking up 45pc of the floor space at the expense of the textiles section . |
| 27 | ( b ) If the law requires updating this can be done without taking up time on the floor of the House . |
| 28 | He was shut away in sanctuary with the female members of his family , whilst the king his brother and , as he told himself , every other male of importance in the realm , would shortly be taking up residence in the Tower . |
| 29 | This may be done simply by taking up residence in the area , without saying anything to anyone other than the organization sponsoring the research . |
| 30 | ( The TRAGEDIANS have taken up positions for the continuation of the mime : which in this case means a love scene , sexual and passionate , between the QUEEN and the POISONER/KING . ) |