Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] take up " in BNC.
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| 1 | With my husband 's increasing involvement with homoeopathy , I viewed with interest the impressive , but off-putting , tomes which contained the gems of homoeopathic philosophy and materia medica , but had no enthusiasm for taking up yet another area of study , and particularly not one as arduous as homoeopathy . |
| 2 | " I hope you did n't change your mind about taking up languages , " said Miss Haines , finally , and with a slight constraint . |
| 3 | These costs comprise not simply membership dues but also such factors as the possibility of employer hostility and retaliation ( in the form of job loss or victimisation ) as a result of taking up membership . |
| 4 | ‘ But in all seriousness , we understand from the clerks that Quatt is dissatisfied with his reception here — as well he might be ! — and has the intention of taking up a post as archdeacon somewhere in Worcestershire , where he was living before . |
| 5 | I understood there was talk of taking up where you 'd both left off , ’ she reminded him . |
| 6 | Jacques was also fortunate in that within a few months of taking up his appointment , the government 's public expenditure restrictions imposed in the economic crisis of 1931 were relaxed in 1935- 36 with the restoration of progressive grants and the encouragement of new provision in adult education , outlined in the Board of Education 's Circular 1444 . |
| 7 | Within 18 months of taking up the sport , she was timed at 11.20 and 22.74 for the sprints , won medals in the Pan American Games and came fifth in the World Cup . |
| 8 | If the conveyancer for the lessor refuses to delete it , or if you act for a purchase of an existing lease that includes such a provision , you should always explain to your client the nature of the provision , its unusual nature and its disadvantages ( putting off a subsequent prospective buyer or mortgagee , delay and expense in taking up references and obtaining the licence ) . |
| 9 | If you are a driver with a full licence giving LGV or PCV entitlement and that licence was issued by another Member State you may continue to use that licence for up to 12 months from taking up residence in the UK . |
| 10 | This loss ( profit ) may be calculated by subtracting the ‘ loss from taking up unsubscribed shares ’ from the ‘ fees paid ’ . |
| 11 | The loss from taking up the unsubscribed shares is calculated as the difference between the market price on the last day of the offer and the subscription price , where n is equal to the number of shares taken up by the underwriters , P , i , m ; is the market price on the last day of the offer , P , i , s ; is the subscription price . |
| 12 | Erm , it 's a very long term thing , and John 's been working through the tenants ' action group on it so I personally do n't know what , what the kind of take up is on that , er |
| 13 | I pay tribute to people who have advised parents and children of the dangers of taking up smoking . |
| 14 | He was a master stylist , a sharp , satirical observer of the social scene with an unfailing capacity for taking up a variety of interests , and the ability to persuade his readers to share his enthusiasms , however out-of-the-way . |
| 15 | In his Directions for Taking up Plants and Shrubs and Conveying Them by Sea , John Fothergill suggested placing seeds among specimens in boxes , some of which might succeed if the plants failed . |
| 16 | Your son resents his stepbrother for taking up your time , and is worried that you do n't love him any more . |
| 17 | In the winter of 1976 , Rod Johnstone , who started out as a schoolteacher before taking up naval architecture , designed and built the first J/24 in his garage . |
| 18 | Features , like seams and folds , should be marked for visual effects before taking up the chisel , as inaccuracies can not be corrected once a deep gouge or V-tool has been used . |
| 19 | Manager Dave Bassett has brought Gayle straight back in alongside Paul Beesley and allowed Alan McLeary to return to Millwall without taking up the option of buying him . |
| 20 | Van de Vall ( 1970 ) showed that among Dutch unionists the most prevalent motive for taking up membership was to secure individual ‘ conflict insurance ’ ( i.e. the provision of legal and material assistance in possible disputes with the employer and protection against arbitrary management decisions ) . |
| 21 | This is surely an insight worth taking up by scholars of the subsequent period . |
| 22 | The timing of the launch means that ther if there is any sort of take up , it will have the greatest effect on unemployment figures between March and July . |
| 23 | On one side were the Marxist commandantes , puppets of a giant colonizing power , in their camouflage fatigues and their designer sunglasses , carrying foreign ideology like a loathsome bacillus ; on the other the indigenous peasants , barefoot , in straw hats , driven to the point of taking up arms . |
| 24 | If he be a rustic , or unused to travelling , and he intends to take a morning train , he will probably make a point of taking up a strong position at the station the night before his prospective journey and camping on the platform . |
| 25 | Her motive in taking up this particular post had no purpose now that she realised that Luke would never go back on his story . |
| 26 | After graduating , she taught briefly in Dalkeith before taking up her lectureship in Bari . |
| 27 | In Washington , the administration has now let it be known that it will work for the softening of the amendment 's consequences , provided — and forgetting Kosovo for the moment — that Stipe Mesic , a Croat , is no longer obstructed by the Serbs from taking up the post of chairman ( for one year ) of Yugoslavia 's eight-member presidency . |
| 28 | He originally trained as a plumber and used to give classes to inmates in his local jail before taking up prison work full-time . |
| 29 | He originally trained as a plumber and used to give classes to inmates in his local jail before taking up prison work full-time . |
| 30 | Additionally , if you have received treatment or advice for a medical condition during the 2 years before taking up the Hospital Income Plan , your cover for the condition commences after you have been insured for 24 months or if you are admitted to hospital for that condition during this period then as soon after the 24 months as you have been free of in-patient treatment for 12 months . |