Example sentences of "[noun prp] take up a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Edward took up a position at the door-post . |
| 2 | Duncan , at six feet eight inches , has a devastating service , and is now off to Texas to take up a tennis scholarship . |
| 3 | Robert took up a position on the boundary , fairly near to the maths master . |
| 4 | Rodriguez took up a command position in the old jailhouse . |
| 5 | Then , with Dawn keeping careful watch on Sandy 's breathing , Sophie took up a scalpel , and , after one long moment of hesitation , she made the first incision . |
| 6 | Forster took up a position with his back to the bows , wedging himself into a corner as Delaney tried the ship 's telephone again , speaking slowly and deliberately . |
| 7 | Would ex-health minister Kenneth Clarke take up a freebie from ‘ Tummies & Tone-Ups ’ ? |
| 8 | I think for Lesley taking up a bit personally . |
| 9 | for example , an older sister found a sponsor for Gerta Jassem just two months after arriving in London to take up a job as a chambermaid . |