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They occupy neighbouring office

How do you occupy your spare time?

How long does the president occupy his position in your country?

in a handwritten system, accounts are maintained either in a bound book or a series of separate sheets of paper or card, each account occupying a separate page.

Books occupy most of his room.

The discussions we had were extremely time occupying

occupy seats in parliament

The fight against poverty and the Millennium Development Goals must continue to occupycentre stage. Adjustments are needed here, and they will occupy us in the immediate future.

You're occupying the whole couch!

Grassland [łąka] and savannah occupy a substantial part of Southern Africa.

Take some games and books to occupy the children just in case the journey takes too much time.

Smokers are asked to occupy the rear seats.

I think I will occupy myself in my father's business.

In reading some books we occupy ourselves chiefly with the thoughts of the author; in perusing others, exclusively with our own.

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

It's important to seize every opportunity.

She bent down.

The straw appears bent at the place where it enters the water.

The Upper House seems bent on defeating any reform bills.

Uncontrolled, these forces may be dangerous and destructive, but once mastered they can be bent to man's will and desire.

The close-cropped lawn is beautiful in the eyes of a people whose inherited bent it is to readily find pleasure in contemplating a well-preserved pasture or grazing land.

Don't get all bent out of shape over little things. A short temper can make you poor.

The thin man paused in the shade with his knees a little bent.

You know I am not born to tread in the beaten track — the peculiar bent of my nature pushes me on.

Leave her alone for now - she's bent.

This knife is bent.; a bent policeman; She has a bent for music.

Olek was a boy with a mechanical bent who later became an car mechanic.

My bicycle frame was bent after I got into an accident.

Chris held Teddy until he became calm and just stood there, his glasses bent and hanging off one ear.

It can't be bent easily.

Jim dropped his pen and bent to pick it up.