Example sentences of "[noun] take up [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The Chandleresque tones on the promotional tape take up the tale : ‘ … downtown Cheltenham , gee , what a place . ’
2 If branches take up the suggestions made in this paper they may find themselves having to increase annual expenditure .
3 ‘ I want to defend my European and Commonwealth titles and win the World Championships because every time we are successful , more youngsters take up the sport .
4 ‘ Housing problems take up a lot of the time in prison , ’ he said .
5 The Museum 's displays take up the story of Britain 's canals in 1793 — the height of canal mania — the year when more proposals for the building of canals were put before Parliament than ever before .
6 Steps which are returned at the ends take up a lot of space , but are impressive .
7 Composite work method — oncoming men take up the cycle at the point left by the previous shift .
8 Some travellers take up the challenge of lone journeys : a test of endurance in Arctic conditions .
9 Would ex-health minister Kenneth Clarke take up a freebie from ‘ Tummies & Tone-Ups ’ ?
10 What percentage of pupils take up the offer of extra-curricular activities ?
11 Such data management operations take up a lot of the computer 's operating time ; in a computer based on FRAMs they would be reduced to a minimum .
12 Now Alex and Judy take up the story
13 I 'd like an extended playground , because at lunchtime the boys take up the playground and play football and if we go on the playground just to run around , they say ’ Oi get off , we 're playing football . ’
14 Miriam and all the women take up the refrain , and dance for joy .
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