Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] take up [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 30 youngsters from Keldholme School took up plastic sacks and gloves as part of a three-day litter pick to learn about the environment as they help to protect it . |
| 2 | Initiated by the CBSO under its electrifying young conductor , Simon Rattle , it will soon receive another boost , when Sadler 's Wells Ballet takes up residence in the refurbished Hippodrome under its new name , the Birmingham Royal Ballet . |
| 3 | Yorkshire Region takes up Playsafe initiative |
| 4 | Before they went through to the staff room to take up positions when the parents arrived . |
| 5 | As the Cheshires sped away , soldiers in one of the Land Rovers leaped out at a road block to take up positions in a ditch and provide covering fire with their SA80 automatic rifles . |