Example sentences of "[be] [verb] build up a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our policy has been to try to build up a great team and not to weaken our playing strength , and it was for this reason that we accepted the offer made . |
| 2 | In the US , Social Security numbers are available and are used to build up a unique individual record , so all historical credit and demographic data can be allocated to an individual record with complete confidence . |
| 3 | While just one byte can represent a whole character of text and therefore convey at least some intelligible meaning , thousands , even millions of bytes are needed to build up a single image , particularly if it is in colour and of high resolution . |
| 4 | On the basis of the pilot , we are starting to build up a clear picture of how general SVQs are working in practice . |
| 5 | I 'm beginning to build up a vague picture of this man . |
| 6 | The press were trying to build up a great rivalry between Ben and me , especially as I had never raced him . |
| 7 | What worries me , said one Vice-Chancellor , is that the policy of the government is to leave the universities autonomous , as they are , with the implication that they are irresponsible , to stew in their own juice , while an attempt is made to build up a rival system , via the CNAA . |