Example sentences of "take [adv prt] [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He will take up residence on the cleared site of the Fun House , whose place has been taken by a vintage carousel originally imported from Coney Island by Alderman W G Bean , the founder of the Blackpool funfair . |
| 2 | It will take up room on the stairs , so remember that the space left for other people using the stairs will be less . |
| 3 | More policemen took up station on the river walk . |
| 4 | I hope people at the back can hear , erm , we obviously took up action on the resolution passed last year , in two or three different ways . |
| 5 | The dragons were released whereon the red dragon killed the white and eventually took up residence on the Welsh flag . |
| 6 | Gardiner took up rowing on the Isis and after last year 's event went on to play a valuable part in the Scottish senior men 's winning of the Home International Regatta . |
| 7 | ( b ) If the law requires updating this can be done without taking up time on the floor of the House . |
| 8 | Durham 's Ray Currie , drawn at the dam end , punched a groundbait feeder and maggot 60 yards out taking 16 specimens all of which had chunks missing and fungus growing following their close encounters with the scavenging birds which have taken up residence on the water . |
| 9 | To be honest , empty barrels just take up space on the |