Example sentences of "[noun] to build [adv] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Regional Trends , published by the Central Statistical Office , compares more than 3,500 aspects of day-to-day living to build up a snapshot of the nation . |
| 2 | There is therefore potential for such trusts to build up a stake in Newco for the benefit of employees on a much more tax-efficient basis than if employees themselves used their after-tax earnings to acquire shares and then had to pay income tax or capital gains tax when they disposed of them . |
| 3 | Because older people often relate events to " When I was six " rather than to a given date , there is a need to build up a framework of background dates and information ( a time-line ) about the person interviewed and his family , and the places he or she has lived in . |
| 4 | The prehistory of Islay is not easily understood and one must use a great deal of imagination to build up a picture from what has been learnt by Investigation and excavation , bearing in mind that isolated pieces of evidence may be entirely unrepresentative of the normal life of the community . |
| 5 | Members receive dozens of eggsciting goodies , including regular issues of Eggbert 's Eggspress , a full colour comic , a special egg cookery booklet , the code to help you ‘ crack ’ Eggbert 's messages , and the chance to build up a collection of enamel badges . |
| 6 | The Pharos single market adviser is a computer programme allowing companies with IBM compatible machines to build up a profile of their business by asking a series of questions . |
| 7 | I do n't know , maybe they erm a , they 'll listen to the tapes and they probably sample some of the words into a computer to build up a database of words that probably like you said , oh he 's getting a lot of jip from his boss , you know , is probably not in the dictionary but if a lot of people said that word then they would . |
| 8 | The watercolour sketch I have started here Gulls Feeding ( Figure 8 ) is a compilation and uses repetition of the shapes in the sketches to build up a sense of activity . |
| 9 | ‘ The lack of authority to build up a network of trans-Atlantic routes from Stansted was another factor in this decision , ’ said Mr Mirka . |
| 10 | Careful sampling of such beds at close intervals by boring tools which reduce the risk of contamination to a minimum , followed by laboratory treatment designed to separate the pollen grains , allows the investigator to build up a picture of the vegetation conditions prevailing during the period of deposition of the bed . |
| 11 | She knew that she could put economic pressure on her neighbours to build up a bloc of states aligned to herself . |
| 12 | Pupils may be invited to play at being a detective to resolve some mystery , or they might investigate the contents of a seaman 's chest , a collection of craftsman 's tools , or a doctor 's bag , or a lady 's valise , for example to help pupils to build up a picture of the people who used them . |
| 13 | The acute depression lasted for a few months but the wounds healed enough for Gedge to build up a friendship with Duane , whose latent qualities he later recognised . |
| 14 | Staff groups may be short-term or long-term , or a mixture of both , with a core of long-term members working with short-term participants who join for an agreed number of sessions in turn — this particular structure affords a good opportunity for a school to build up a core of its own consultant teachers . |
| 15 | As we have seen , this involves a considerable sorting of data in order to build up a picture of the site — to see , for example , what buildings existed there , and at what periods . |
| 16 | Products available include : Select Portfolio , an efficient way to build up a portfolio from a choice of more than 40 offshore funds covering equity , bond , cash , managed and regionally specialist ; Capital Choice , a single premium bond ; Flexi Saver , a tax efficient savings plan ; Maxi Saver , particularly suitable for British expatriates ; Professional Portfolio , an individual portfolio ; Wealth Protector , which combines a discretionary trust with a choice of investment plans ; Keyholder , a scheme designed to ease international property purchase ; and Pension Plus , a flexible retirement plan that has important potential tax advantages for the returning UK expatriate . |
| 17 | What is definitely not the right way to build up a stock of components is to buy sets of components for projects , and to never quite get around to building them . |
| 18 | It is in the company 's interest to build up a relationship with Fund Managers in order that a position of trust and goodwill is created . |
| 19 | It can take a lot of viewing time to build up a library of useable sequences . |