Example sentences of "take up [art] [adj] amount " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would not be practical because the paper information system takes up a vast amount of space , something which is sorely at a premium in many bureaux premises . |
| 2 | Body language is with us night and day but something else which takes up a fair amount of time in our lives is travel . |
| 3 | Some , such as Advent , can take up a certain amount of moisture , but also dry quickly . |
| 4 | Many sacks use texturised nylon fabrics with a sort of natural feel which can take up a certain amount of moisture but dry off quickly . |
| 5 | Even a fifteen-minute programme will take up a considerable amount of lesson time if it is used at all flexibly , with pauses for discussion and repeat viewings of some sections . |
| 6 | Interestingly though , whereas physical abuse investigations took up a substantial amount of home visit time , the sexual abuse investigations were heavy on office interview time . |
| 7 | Here was a case which had taken up an inordinate amount of time for no result , and here was I , some remote big-wig from the Home Office coming to cross.examine him about it . |
| 8 | As the age-structure changed older spectators tended to leave the terraces to take up the increasing amount of seated accommodation ; the ‘ ends ’ were left to ‘ the lads ’ . |
| 9 | Sub-headings seem to take up an inordinate amount of space ; do we really need separate headings for ‘ What is Tincture of Benzoin ’ , ‘ How to use Tincture of Benzoin ’ , ‘ How to carry Tincture of Benzoin ’ , and ‘ Where to buy Tincture of Benzoin ’ ? |
| 10 | But the capacitors on DRAM chips take up a large amount of space ; the ceramic of an FRAM chip is capable of storing data in a much smaller space . |
| 11 | Doctors encounter people who take up an undue amount of their time with trivial matters . |
| 12 | They also take up an extraordinary amount of memory , the four together gobble up 91K which is more than double that required by SideKick and a quarter as much again as Spotlight . |
| 13 | Individuals with more complicated problems , that do not easily fit into the overall structure of the programme , may either be neglected or take up an inappropriate amount of group time . |