1. The melody is next taken up by the flutes.

2. His business lunches were taken up with networking.

3. George has taken up with Lucy lately.

4. He's taken up the post of supervisor.

5. His mind was wholly taken up with the question.

6. She's taken up hang-gliding.

7. Her time is fully taken up with writing.

8. I have taken up gardening again.

9. He has taken up orienteering.

10. It has been taken up an inch.

11. She has taken up the legs of the trousers.

12. He was taken up for drunkenness.

13. The opening theme is taken up by the strings.

14. She has taken up the cause of animal rights.

15. She's taken up with an unemployed actor.

16. All available accommodation were taken up.

17. Chris has just taken up climbing.

18. She's taken up with a strange crowd of people.

19. Now the papers have taken up the story.

20. He has taken up with some dubious characters.

21. She has taken up a job as a teacher.

22. All available tickets were taken up.

23. The melody is then taken up by the flutes.

24. Teachers complain that more of their time is taken up with administration than with teaching.

25. She's very taken up with voluntary work at the moment.

26. My son has taken up with the Jones boys who live down the road.

27. A good deal of my time is taken up with reading critical essays and reviews.

28. Their work was taken up with boring and blasting rock with gelignite.

29. He had taken up a position in the centre of the room.

30. The little time I had outside of school was taken up with work.