Example sentences of "take up the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sentence ( 3 ) takes up the content of its predecessor by repeating the whole phrase " he would have liked to hear " ; ( 10 ) repeats the word weakness from ( 9 ) ; in ( 5 ) , " this cynical confession " refers , in different words , to the " casual observation " just mentioned in ( 4 ) . |
| 2 | Tenderly : A 1953 jam session takes up the whole of one side . |
| 3 | These compare batching and sorting times with direct reference , for a file that takes up the whole of a 2314 disk . |
| 4 | In words like ‘ potato ’ , ‘ tomato ’ , ‘ canary ’ , ‘ perhaps ’ , ‘ today ’ , the vowel in the first syllable may disappear ; the aspiration of the initial plosive takes up the whole of the middle portion of the syllable , resulting in these pronunciations ( where indicates aspiration ) : ; ; ; ; |
| 5 | He moves into a long attempt , which takes up the rest of the book , to revise the earlier ontology of Being and Nothingness into a new ontology of action and even of History , as if , after all , he is investigating the prospect of accrediting the latter with ontological status — a possibility which has always haunted his text in its insistent negation . |
| 6 | G. Hare , D.S.C. , who takes up the story of the preparations : ‘ In mid April 1941 I was called to London for a secret verbal appointment and interviewed by Rear-Admiral Clement Moody , the Fifth Sea Lord ( he had been my Captain in ‘ Eagle ’ ) . |
| 7 | The video takes up the story of two of the characters from A Weekend Away whom we now meet on holiday on the south coast of England . |
| 8 | The Department of Ecclesiastical History takes up the story of the emerging ‘ Jesus movement ’ and carries it forward through twenty centuries to the present day . |
| 9 | Teclis returns to Ulthuan and takes up the position of High Loremaster in the Tower of Hoeth . |
| 10 | The order of salvation takes up the order of creation . |
| 11 | Larkin 's poem complains in concert ; it takes up the question of what it is to be sexually debarred . |
| 12 | It takes up the concept of ‘ covenant ’ already familiar in the ancient world . |
| 13 | Invited to join the King , with his companions the Chancellor Colonel Sapt and his aide-de-camp Fritz von Tarlenheim , on the ruler 's last night of freedom before he takes up the burden of the Crown , Rassendyll is conveniently available to step in when the monarch collapses , drugged by wine presented by his jealous brother Black Michael . |
| 14 | However , when the first violin takes up the theme of the lullaby high up in its register , he plays with a pure sweetness that makes him sound like a luminous voice in the distance . |
| 15 | Marcuse takes up the theme of domination through the ideological form of technological reason and shows how it is legitimized by the widespread consumption enabled by increased production . |
| 16 | The second characteristic of the corporatist vision of the company takes up the theme of the obliteration of the distinction between state and society and between public and private to supply a normative vision of the role of corporate management . |
| 17 | This chapter takes up the theme of industrial determination introduced in relation to the Northern Region in Chapter 3 . |
| 18 | As far as William was concerned , seizing the English throne was just one move in his struggle to resist the growing power of France that had already lasted twenty years and would take up the whole of the rest of his life . |
| 19 | The main argument seems to be whether he could morally take up the titles of Head of the Church of England and Defender of the Faith . |
| 20 | She would not take up the cudgels of such a battle . |
| 21 | Such was the popularity of film and such was the reforming zeal of that first decade or so of the twentieth century that there must have been every possibility that other agencies would take up the chance of producing , distributing , and exhibiting films in their own halls . |
| 22 | Toby saw him take up the pile of wet flannel from beside the bath and chuck it at his face . |
| 23 | John Hartley will shortly take up the position of Deputy Secretary General following a restructuring of responsibilities within CHQ . |
| 24 | Roger Katz , 48 , currently manager of Dillons ' handsome new store in Kingston , will take up the management of the 14,000 sq ft Piccadilly store on 5th January . |
| 25 | I do not envisage a long-lasting solution to the problem of Yugoslavia that does not take up the issue of minority rights and seek to entrench them , perhaps by international action . |
| 26 | He will take up the duties of Counsellor , Atomic Energy , on August 17 and succeeds Chris Loughlin , who has been appointed Director , Transport Division , from September 1 |
| 27 | Why wo n't she take up the offer of just a fortnight 's short-stay ? |
| 28 | Only 600 schools did not take up the offer of half-price computers . |
| 29 | If you can imagine and would like to discover the reality of Slaley Hall you can take up the offer of a special two night inspection visit for only £95 including golf which Slaley will run throughout the spring of 1991 . |
| 30 | DONALD PETRIE ( Clydeside ) will take up the post of Scottish development and administrative officer next month . |