Example sentences of "he take up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He takes up the story after the birth in Bethlehem with the arrival of the wise men from the east . |
| 2 | He takes up the story : |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Secrett has refused to comment on his plans until he takes up the post . |
| 5 | He took up the poker and turned over a log carefully . |
| 6 | He took up the brass paper knife and with a turn of his wrist had the drawer open , his stay in prison had served some useful purpose . |
| 7 | Having lost the Conservative party leadership contest to John Major he took up the position of President of the Board of Trade after the last election … |
| 8 | Since he took up the position in 1987 , closures of geriatric hospitals , partnership with the private sector , nurse regradings , NHS trusts and a review of maternity and acute services , which will cut over 1,000 hospital beds and possibly lead to a closure of a number of hospitals , are among the controversies which have raged . |
| 9 | A member of the Warrington Road runners , he took up the sport six years ago . |
| 10 | He took up the money . |
| 11 | He took up the invitation , only to be interned on the outbreak of war . |
| 12 | He took up the invitation , only to be promptly interned on the outbreak of war . |
| 13 | He took up the dish towel . |
| 14 | Secure in business and society — he was a Merchant Adventurer , Muscovy merchant , and MP at the time of his marriage — Smith abandoned a conventional career in commerce when he took up the collectorship of the subsidy on imports at the port of London in 1558 . |
| 15 | He took up the links again between Moses and the killing of the primal father at the end of his life . |
| 16 | Horsley cheerfully admitted when he took up the post of Chair that he knew nothing about newspapers . |
| 17 | Having trained as a photo-process engraver , he took up the post of demonstrator in a firm in Gothenburg , Sweden , in 1907 . |
| 18 | However , in 1855 he took up the post of professor of drawing at King 's College , London , which he combined with book illustration . |
| 19 | Returning to England , he took up the post of sub-warden of Toynbee Hall , the universities ' settlement in the East End of London , 1920–9 , serving also as a co-opted member of the London County Council education committee , 1925–31 . |
| 20 | In January 1869 , on the strength of his published work and Ritschl 's glowing reference , he was offered the chair despite his youth and lack of the usually mandatory doctorate and " habilitation " ; he took up the post in April 1869 . |
| 21 | In July , last year , he took up the post of environmental adviser . |
| 22 | Well daddy 's one day and he up this big flagstone and it was er topping off a grave and did n't ken what to do so he just put the flagstone back and kept on and the next time he went to he and he it up again and he took up the skull and . |
| 23 | Despite the opposition of his father he took up the study of medicine , first at Leipzig University and then in Vienna , where his funds ran out , forcing him to take employment for a time with the Governor of Transylvania until he had accumulated sufficient money to continue his studies . |
| 24 | Shortly before he took up the study of genetics , the American biologist Thomas Hunt Morgan wrote a book , Evolution and Adaptation ( 1903 ) , arguing that evolution was governed solely by the production of saltations , and had nothing to do with adapting the species to its environment . |
| 25 | Archbishop Romero , although thought to be a moderate when he took up the Archbishopric , proved himself to be a zealous proponent of Liberation Theology , broadcasting his masses , which included political messages , to the people throughout the country , by radio . |
| 26 | He took up the trigger pressure . |
| 27 | Dabbling with such challenging pastimes as mountaineering and long distance canoeing , Graham was in his early 50s when he took up the quadriathlon just as the sport was getting off the ground . |
| 28 | He took up the file and studied the plain white paper envelope the letter had been posted in . |
| 29 | The following day it was revealed that Bering had chipped a bone in a knee during the race , but such was the power of his acceleration as he took up the running that he could hardly have been affected until the very final stages . |
| 30 | , meaning that although he was fully dressed and armed , he took up the challenge and led the way . |