Example sentences of "he [vb past] build up a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Amanullah had been influenced by what he saw as the modernising reforms introduced in Turkey and Iran : he tried to build up a central army , organised a parliament , and decreed that women should wear western dress : the final straw for the tribes came when he made their leaders listen to a five-day speech . |
| 2 | It had seemed even more logical to choose this MP since he 'd built up a vast international organization devoted to security . |
| 3 | And already , at twenty-four , he 'd built up a formidable business , successfully fulfilling contracts all over the world . |
| 4 | As one of his responsibilities he began to build up a permanent collection of works of Art for West Riding Schools . |
| 5 | And thirdly , the care and trouble he took to build up a splendid and lovely collection of contemporary , original works of art , to be displayed in schools . |
| 6 | In addition to his father 's considerable herds , he had built up a sizable flock of his own and dreaded the thought of a harsh winter . |
| 7 | His style was light and friendly ; in no time he had built up a big following among the viewers . |
| 8 | He called it the Black Beevbilde and by 1965 he had built up a sizeable herd . |
| 9 | He intended to build up a small collection of workmen 's clothes , a Brabant smock , a fisherman 's outfit of yellow oilskin and a sou'wester , a grey linen suit of the sort worn by miners , straw hat , wooden clogs , so that he could dress his models in them . |