Example sentences of "[verb] up positions [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tank units from the Taman and Tula divisions , with about 10 tanks in all , took up positions outside the Russian Supreme Soviet building on Aug. 19 in support of Yeltsin . |
| 2 | Brett and Masala flanked the back door and the other three bodyguards took up positions on the other side of the car , facing the photographers . |
| 3 | The search lasted until 1130 hours , after Which the platoon took up positions along the route and established vehicle checkpoints on roads throughout the area . |
| 4 | At dawn on July 1 Lebanese army units crossed the Awali River and took up positions around the port of Sidon . |
| 5 | The next day Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) guerrillas loyal to Chairman Yassir Arafat took up positions in the hills , ostensibly to act as a " buffer force " . |
| 6 | Iraqi troops begin taking up positions on the Saudi border . |
| 7 | ( The TRAGEDIANS have taken up positions for the continuation of the mime : which in this case means a love scene , sexual and passionate , between the QUEEN and the POISONER/KING . ) |
| 8 | The French Dragoons had taken up positions in the southern houses , while the Prussian infantry in their dark blue coats and black shakos lined the barricade . |
| 9 | Armoured carriers had taken up positions in the east of the city but the western approaches seemed to be still subject to heavy fighting . |
| 10 | We stop the jeep for a few words with the Marines , some I recognise from a few weeks ago when they were on their way to take up positions on the coast , on the left of 1st Commando Brigade . |
| 11 | Officers joined their men , directing them to take up positions in the main access tunnels , while the main group was despatched to keep an eye on the dock area . |
| 12 | The continuing Gulf crisis was characterized during September by ( i ) the progressive strengthening of the military position of the multinational anti-Iraq coalition , as forces arrived to take up positions in the region and further commitments were made ; ( ii ) the tightening of the economic embargo , extended to include interdiction of air traffic from Sept. 25 ; and ( iii ) the growing perception on the diplomatic front that a negotiated solution might only be achievable in the context of a wider consideration of conflicts in the region . |