Example sentences of "[adj] take up [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not very good , you see , on Government responsibility and this takes up a lot of time . |
| 2 | Schools responded variously , some taking up the opportunity , or challenge , of collaborative teaching while others seized the chance to reduce class sizes , for decades a source of frustration and complaint in the primary profession . |
| 3 | I 'm tired and depressed and afraid to take up a good job offer . |
| 4 | An some take up de pen |
| 5 | Some take up a static life — the barnacles ; others swim in vast shoals — the krill which forms the food of whales . |
| 6 | Ltd. but returned in 1903 to take up an appointment as chief chemist in their Salamander works in Riga . |
| 7 | The descriptions of the author 's visits from one bureaucrat after another take up the bulk of No Breathing Room . |
| 8 | GORDON TAYLOR , the players ' union secretary , yesterday confirmed that he is still prepared to take up the post of chief executive of the Football League -despite a cold-shoulder from the League 's management committee and the reluctance of the Professional Footballers ' Association to release him . |
| 9 | As always , Greta was prepared to take up the challenge ( ‘ We might put pressure on the War Office at this end ’ ) , but was forestalled by an offer from another direction . |
| 10 | Alexandra Palace and Park , the latest company willing to take up the baton , has been administering a relaunch for the premises through the offices of Bizat , a genial exhibitions and catering specialist , who had been at the place only 11 weeks , in 1980 , when afire near the great organ gutted much of it and necessitated major reconstruction . |
| 11 | Almost 2,000 took up the invitation during a two-day open house and were taken on a guided tour route which stretched over a mile through the £1.85 billion development . |
| 12 | Rather , erm , one was in one position and then a second took up a different position . |
| 13 | says the Marquis ' ‘ They were not convinced , but the Japanese took up the idea a few years ago and they are now industry leaders . ’ |
| 14 | WHEN LASMO Pakistan 's Mujadid Ali arrived in London in September 1991 to take up a place at London University , his first priority was concerned with degrees Fahrenheit rather than degrees academic . |
| 15 | On resigning in June 1991 to take up the post of union Defence Minister [ see p. 38288 ] he was replaced by Sudhakarrai Naik . |
| 16 | I am sure Lennie Lawrence , Steve Gritt and Allan Curbishley would be delighted to take up a teaching post . |
| 17 | Surprisingly the men were always delighted to take up the offer . |
| 18 | He said : ‘ It was something I 'd never given any thought to , but it was nice to be asked , and when the Ulster Branch were happy to accept my nomination I was delighted to take up the offer . |
| 19 | Mrs Bowden 's brother is Nigel Watts , who in 1984 took up the campaign against the insurance company , which had lain dormant since 1978 . |
| 20 | This is rather like putting the cart before the horse and it is very difficult later to take up the study of the horse when all previous emphasis has been placed upon the cart ! |
| 21 | How could she tell him that Peter 's ‘ intervention ’ had only been supposed to take up a week of her time ? |
| 22 | No bogus student who 's slipped through the system is likely to take up a polytechnic place ; the paperwork is what they 're after , not the course work . |
| 23 | It is a massive redistribution of wealth from one owner ( the Government , on behalf of everyone in the country ) to a much narrower segment of the population ( the 4 to 5 million likely to take up the offer ) who will be able to buy the assets at a discount . |
| 24 | It is a massive redistribution of wealth from one owner ( the Government , on behalf of everyone in the country ) to a much narrower segment of the population ( the 4 to 5 million likely to take up the offer ) who will be able to buy the assets at a discount . |
| 25 | As it stands , few serious runners are likely to take up the challenge to turn it on . |
| 26 | Friday was national Trading Places Day and housing staff at East Hampshire District Council were quick to take up the challenge . |
| 27 | Social services personnel were also quick to take up the theme . |
| 28 | The 7960 takes up a third less space than its predecessor and features a new intelligent learning cache algorithm . |
| 29 | This all takes up a lot of time ; we are under great pressure today . |
| 30 | We could all take up the role of publicity agent , advertising our own favourite recreation ! |