Example sentences of "[coord] take up [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The booklet points out that age is never a reason for giving up an activity or taking up a new one . |
| 2 | The booklet points out that age is never a reason for giving up an activity or taking up a new one . |
| 3 | Many people find that they return to the same company over and over again , or take up a permanent job offer at a place they have been working for a while . |
| 4 | Individuals with more complicated problems , that do not easily fit into the overall structure of the programme , may either be neglected or take up an inappropriate amount of group time . |
| 5 | As it is , the three months ' requirement in Northern Ireland results in the disentitlement to vote of persons who would undoubtedly be able to vote in Great Britain , for example any person previously resident only in Great Britain who abandons his old residence and takes up a new one in Northern Ireland within three months of the qualifying date . |
| 6 | That is expensive and takes up a good part of our income . ’ |
| 7 | The new system will run under MS-DOS or Windows , transmits at a faster 10Mbps than its predecessor and takes up a fifth less memory space : 37Kb on a satellite , 46Kb on a server . |
| 8 | The pigeon is released and takes up a stance nearby . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Nigel Carr is back in the Ulster fold and takes up a new responsibility as a selector |
| 11 | It is critical at this stage , though , that the head conveys positive messages and takes up the opportunities on offer . |
| 12 | Teclis returns to Ulthuan and takes up the position of High Loremaster in the Tower of Hoeth . |
| 13 | However , Victoria 's weekly bath was a ritual , a ceremonial , absorbing all Aunt Margaret 's attention and taking up a great deal of time , and Melanie was by herself in the kitchen , which was warm and smug and complacent since its work was finished for the day . |
| 14 | Players do not like setting down an instrument that has just become nicely warmed up , and taking up a cold one , unless there is a very good reason for it . |
| 15 | Floorboards tend to be fitted in long lengths and taking up a whole length is an unnecessary bore . |
| 16 | It was thrown there on neutral territory between the two ranks and the person who was successful in breaking through and taking up the crown and running right down … round , circling their opponents , and right round and coming back without being caught , that person was successful . |
| 17 | I did n't really get my jollies hoeing and taking up the irrigation mats , putting them back and taking them up again . |
| 18 | Craig set down his glass and taking up the papers moved swiftly across the room . |
| 19 | Within months of Ray McSharry leaving Irish politics and taking up the post of E.C . |
| 20 | ‘ Good , ’ said Ben , moving back and taking up the oars again . |
| 21 | We had numerous inquiries about buying a detector and taking up the hobby . ’ |
| 22 | If the Home Secretary does not want the Bill to do serious damage to internal discipline in prisons , resulting in matters that should be dealt with by internal disciplinary procedures going to court and taking up the time of the criminal justice system — making it far more difficult for prison governors to run their prisons — he had better look again at that clause and amend it . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Five minutes later a passenger aircraft appeared overhead and took up a hold at 7,000 feet . |
| 25 | She poured herself a gin and tonic and took up a position she had frequently occupied since the kidnap — standing by the lounge window , staring out into the garden , glass cupped in her right hand and cradled against her breast like a child , cigarette held aloft in her left hand , mouth half-open , eyes fixed intently on some distant and perhaps invisible object . |
| 26 | Most of my friends collapsed thankfully on to their beds , but I slunk down the long flights of stone stairs and took up a position in the foyer where I could watch the front door . |
| 27 | As The Maniacs Came Killing I rolled three more into the trusty Smith and West Point and took up a manly pose . |
| 28 | He and took up a career as a TV commentator with Murray Walker and was recently reported to have cash problems . |
| 29 | He just walked in announced this , threw himself into a chair and took up a book . |
| 30 | Rachel rose from the bed and took up the tray from the bed-side table . |