Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] build a " in BNC.

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1 So beside every major town they built a castle garrisoned by loyal troops usually under the command of the local sheriff .
2 ‘ Outside on the far side of the station we built a new car park in 1989 with 200 spaces , ’ said Mr Speke .
3 Half-way down the boulevard she built a vast caravanserai which , before it was destroyed in 1857 , was regularly described by visitors to Delhi as the most magnificent building outside the fort .
4 For an exhibition he built a small electron accelerator with a cloud chamber as detector for the particles produced by the electron collisions .
5 Under the kitchen floor they built a brick-lined store , so cleverly concealed that anyone lifting the floorboards in a random search would see only the earth beneath .
6 Early experiences shape the way we face up to and deal with problems and crises ; the way we cope with disappointments ; the way we form relationships ; the way we construct personal aims and objectives ; the way we develop strategies for fulfilling needs and desires ; and the way we build a system of social and moral values and attitudes .
7 And it was important , the way they built a stack .
8 You know when we used to work , go to Southern Trust they built a new , big new Morrisons there did n't they ?
9 Above the laboratory I built a very tall mast .
10 A Democrat representing Wisconsin , he served in Congress for 22 years , during which time he built a reputation as a defence expert who was particularly resistant to Defence Department waste .
11 On his estate he built a mansion with a double-domed roof , which he called Henrietta Villa .
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