Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] up [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Greenpeace have recommended that funding agencies should act to set up heating control and energy-efficient light bulb factories in the Ukraine , in an effort to cut electricity consumption and thereby further reduce dependency on nuclear power . |
| 2 | She felt that she would like to take up life drawing . |
| 3 | ‘ Over the last three or four years it has gradually got worse and if I ca n't find a cure I might have to give up distance running , ’ he said . |
| 4 | Some soldiers had said that when the war was over they did not want to take up Party work any longer : ‘ Many of them think that they have done enough through their service at the Front or also behind the front-lines , and point to those of similar age or younger who were not soldiers . ’ |
| 5 | If ever I get the chance I would love to take up sky diving and roam through the Amazon jungle ( especially while it 's still around ) to collect undiscovered plants for medical research . |