Example sentences of "[pers pn] take up [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To get her gold she took up bell ringing , did a lot of swimming , helped the National Trust clear up after the 1988 hurricane , and completed a 50 mile long trek in Glencoe in four days . |
| 2 | ‘ Then might n't it help keep your mind off things if you took up war work ? |
| 3 | My mother made me take up tap dancing , because I 'd got sparrow legs . |
| 4 | ‘ Dedicated machines are fine for some companies , ’ explains Mr Wakeley , ‘ but they take up floor space which could be used more profitably . |
| 5 | The more nitrogen they have available , the better marine plants will grow , and as they grow they take up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere . |
| 6 | In 1914 ill health forced him to leave the railway works , and he took up market gardening . |