Example sentences of "[noun] build up the [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ But I followed orders , did all the work to build up the muscles and feel great .
2 Second , it is possible that as the mass of the planet built up the volatiles were captured as gases from the planetary formation medium ( PFM ) by the gravitational field of the ( growing ) planet .
3 You will not be at a level a good deal lower than the surrounding ground , so you will have to lay a hardcore base to build up the foundations to suit the path material and method of laying .
4 The pupil builds up the words he wants in a stand , and can test out his ideas without having to commit them to paper yet .
5 Taekwondo practitioners build up the calluses on their knuckles by performing press-ups on them , although there is evidence that prolonged conditioning in this way causes metacarpal damage .
6 Now she is able to eat again , although naturally only very little and often but already she is feeling stronger and is doing exercises to build up the muscles which had become so weak .
7 The more North built up the contras in secret , the more he fretted that liberal Democrats in Congress ( ’ Kerry , Barnes , Harkin et al . ’ )
8 A more gentle upbringing means that the animal has more time to build up the reserves of fat necessary to lubricate the meat .
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