Example sentences of "i take up a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Simply the sense of physical disgust which filled me whenever I took up a brush and dipped it in paint . |
| 2 | Every room in the house contained some form of Bible and I took up a large ancient looking one and opened it as if it had been a door into a cave . |
| 3 | ‘ So I took up a hold on 210 overhead the ditched pilot using Rate 1s as crosswind and base legs . |
| 4 | ‘ I took up a new hold at 500 feet over the pilot and was pleased to see the dinghy on the water , fully inflated , between the helicopter and the pilot — and upwind of him ! |
| 5 | I arrived at the shooting school well before the start , wearing a mackintosh , and with my umbrella up , I took up a position to watch . |
| 6 | Here I took up a position with the grand title of ‘ Consultant ’ . |
| 7 | The tide had n't covered the pebbles yet , so I took up a handful and lobbed them at the bottle . |
| 8 | I took up a lot of my daffs and started , erm erm I never take them up every year |
| 9 | So I take up a book and try to read . |
| 10 | I take up a rifle and being that I am a crack shot , I win something to hang on a car mirror . |