Example sentences of "[was/were] take up the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was taking up the game at such a young age that caused him to hold the racket with both hands , rather than playing tennis , which he did to county standard at the age of 12 . |
| 2 | As Clinton was taking up the reins of power , a disconsolate President Bush flew back to Washington to make arrangements for the handover . |
| 3 | He added that Virgin was taking up the matter of the fairness of take-off and landing slots at UK airports with the European Commission . |
| 4 | In the midst of these , in 1926 , there arrived in India the man who was to take up the challenge Gandhi had thrown down to the Englishman 's belief in his god-given aptitude for rule — the sixteenth viceroy , Lord Irwin . |
| 5 | On July 12 , he named as Matthei 's successor Gen. Ramón Vega , who was to take up the post on July 31 . |