Example sentences of "take up [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A new town may physically take up a small space , but the end result can be seen from far and wide . |
| 2 | We 'll take up a general collection . |
| 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 | The second , referred to obscurely in Helen 's last letter from Margate , was Mr Thomas 's decision that Edward should not take up a Civil Service post , but instead prepare himself for an Oxford entrance scholarship . |
| 6 | MORE than 50 teenagers from County Durham will take up a sporting challenge from France next week . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | For another , with a large brain the boundaries between areas will take up a smaller proportion of those areas than in small brains . |
| 9 | It helps you take up a positive attitude if you are aware that others have recognized that age discrimination exists and is unfair . |
| 10 | Multi-party cases are notoriously difficult to analyse as individual cases benefit from standardisation , but generic work can take up a whole caseload . |
| 11 | Mum and Dad are no doubt just wishing he 'd take up an indoor sport instead . |
| 12 | Doctors for Tobacco Law will now take up an important role in the campaign , working closely with ASH , the British Medical Association , the Coronary Prevention Group , the British Heart Foundation and many other medical organisations . |
| 13 | You do need some space to work , though ; the AccuCard needs clearance of around two inches , which may take up the adjacent slot . |
| 14 | ‘ I suppose all the sorting out at the flat will take up the spare time for quite a while . |
| 15 | I will take up the latter point both in my Department and with my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary . |
| 16 | Secondly , two in-depth case studies ( probably of Birmingham and Manchester ) will take up the central question of why some women 's initiatives are effective while others , with initially similar aims are not . |
| 17 | I shall take up the individual cases that the hon. Gentleman has brought to my attention and give as detailed an answer on them as possible . |
| 18 | My school grades would plummet , I 'd become virtually anorexic and I 'd take up the oddest hobbies to please my loved one . |
| 19 | Presumably Hurd and Baker do not mean by this that Hamas , the Gaza-based fundamentalist movement dedicated to destroying Israel ( unlike the PLO ) , should take up the official torch of Palestinian independence ! |
| 20 | But the day was saved by Everett , who agreed — after pressurizing his boss , Alastair Morton — that Guinness Mahon would take up the remaining shares . |
| 21 | The counsellor should not therefore take up the first issue raised by the counsellees which seems satisfactorily to explain their situation . |
| 22 | However , now back in London and feeling more adventurous , I shall take up the wooden spoon once again and brave the kitchen . |
| 23 | A subject may take up the hypnotic suggestion that he is unable to bend his arm : ‘ He is actively , deliberately , voluntarily keeping his elbow stiff while simultaneously orchestrating for himself the illusion that he is really trying his best to bend it . ’ |