Example sentences of "takes up the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Priddle takes up the poisoned chalice for PWRs |
| 2 | The calendar , with dates of school holidays clearly marked , takes up the central panel of the sheet , around the edge are further panels containing information about staff , governors , PTA , emergency contacts , useful phone numbers and how long children should be kept off school for mumps , measles and other common childhood illnesses . |
| 3 | The hall takes up the central bay through the two storeys ; the dining- and drawing-rooms are on either side . |
| 4 | But Haslam points out that the competitor who takes up the new technology when the patents expire does not suffer from this halo effect . |
| 5 | The Government takes up the financial burden through the Public Service Obligation grant , but economies are still expected . |
| 6 | The lateral membrane takes up the entire length of one side of the chamber , pushing the grapes against the other side . |
| 7 | Right at the beginning of his book Renaissance and Renascences in Western Art , in the first chapter called ‘ Renaissance : self-definition or self-deception ’ , he takes up the old idea that the Renaissance was the expression of a specific ‘ spirit ’ . |
| 8 | Instead it takes up the double aspect , Januslike posture of any interpretation . |
| 9 | The surface of a warm , damp body takes up the wet-bulb temperature of the air around it . |