Example sentences of "he [vb past] [vb pp] up a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had seemed even more logical to choose this MP since he 'd built up a vast international organization devoted to security . |
| 2 | And already , at twenty-four , he 'd built up a formidable business , successfully fulfilling contracts all over the world . |
| 3 | Through nominees he 'd bought up a major holding in the company . |
| 4 | He dominated the conversation , holding the Hackett and Townshend women spellbound as he told of how he had broken up a white-slave ring in Dublin , and how he had rescued an innocent young girl from a fate worse than death . |
| 5 | When he entered the room he had hung up a pale mackintosh and a trilby hat . |
| 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 | Since leaving in March , he had set up a private school in St. Peter 's Parsonage , with about sixty pupils from his old school . |
| 10 | He had set up a 10-strong Renewable Energy Advisory Group ( REAG ) . |
| 11 | Not marrying , he had set up a small business in specialised agricultural machinery — which had gone bust in 1975 . |
| 12 | He had drawn up a long list of people she ought to talk to during the day : fashion houses , designers , a couple of artists ' studios , a gallery specializing in contemporary prints . |
| 13 | His Pilgrim 's Progress was by far the most popular book in the cottages of the poor , and in Apollyon he had conjured up a monster fit for any fable : scaled , bear-footed , dragon-winged and breathing fire and smoke from a lion 's mouth . |
| 14 | Coming round the final bend he had opened up a substantial lead and seemed to be coasting home . |