zabiera 英語で:

It takes time.

What is it that determines the route a railway takes?

A good newspaper reporter takes advantage of what he learns from any source, even the "little bird told him so" type of source.

When your stomach is busy, digesting a big meal your brain takes a vacation.

A building with high ceilings and huge rooms may be less practical than the colorless block of offices that takes its place, but it often fits in well with its surroundings.

In preparation for painting a portrait, my friend takes many photographs in order to study the subject closely.

Hospital doctors don't go out very often as their work takes up all their time.

He who has friends for dinner, but takes no care in the meal that he has prepared for them is not worthy of having friends.

I don't know what to do with that guy. No matter how mad I get at him he just takes it in stride and pays no attention.

An accident only takes a second, but an accident could get you into debt for life. I think I'll just walk.

Isn't my boyfriend terrible? He always takes me to see horror movies, even though he knows I don't like them. I hate it.

If you write your address on a web-page, anybody can find out where you live if the whim takes them.

Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though 'twere his own.

The verb 'help' takes to-infinitives and bare infinitives but bare infinitives are said to be the most common in casual text; as also used in this example sentence.

I thought I'd take up fishing...

In my defence, all I can say is, you do take up a lot of space.

take up a hobby\sport

take up swimming / take up a career as an actor

Computers used to take up a whole room, and now you can carry one in your pocket.

I'd like to take up Spanish so that I can go to Argentina for a holiday.

Do you know how to take up trousers?

One day I came up an idea that I will take up guitar.

He could take up skateboarding <begin a new activity or hobby>

When people retire, they usually take up a hobby, or a sport of some description, or do some gardening.

Reluctant users slow to take up videoconferncing

Please, you take up my challenge!

He says he's now looking for a woman to take up with.

The CEO would be happy to take up your kind offer.

to take up too much space. the shopping took (up) a lot of time

Jack collects stamps.

Ken collects old coins.

Distract them. Whatever it takes.