Example sentences of "[adj] take up [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With most of 1962 and 1963 taken up with stage , television and film work , Crawford could reflect that his career was moving in the right direction . |
| 2 | It was all taken up from home you see . |
| 3 | The typical interviewee profile of the ‘ recreational user ’ is that of ‘ dabbling ’ at weekends , usually sharing a ‘ bag ’ with a friend , then gradually filling in the days in between until they are all taken up by heroin use . |
| 4 | The second is the increased take up of council tax housing benefits which we anticipate , you can blame the government for that . |
| 5 | This market can be expected to grow since increased leisure time and rising disposable incomes are likely to.lead to an increased take up of leisure activities . |
| 6 | In Somerset , consultants already hold clinics in GPs ' surgeries , but the health authority is looking at new ways of providing services in rural areas , following a recent survey which showed a low take up of hospital services by those in remote areas with poor transport . |