Example sentences of "[adj] to build [adv] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is possible to build up a design through various tones by repeated immersions in the acid and stopping-out with varnish . |
| 2 | However , using this facility , it is possible to build up a library of machine code utilities for use by a number of programs . |
| 3 | If this is the same person as the author of the Gospel then it is possible to build up a picture of him . |
| 4 | It is valuable to collect information from the family network , and from involved professionals , as by weighing up and balancing different contributions it is possible to build up a picture of recent events to complete an assessment . |
| 5 | Not surprisingly princes were concerned to build up a position of strength during their fathers ' lifetimes . |
| 6 | Detetives still have n't been able to build up a description of the attacker but they believe he may have worked with horses in the past . |
| 7 | Many girls do manage to survive and come out able to build up a life for themselves , but the odds are stacked against them . |
| 8 | Using a technique perfected by medical artists , they hope to be able to build up a picture of what the princess would have looked like twenty centuries ago . |
| 9 | It is because Britain will resist that idea in Malaysia that Whitehall is so anxious to build up a record of consultation , commitment and sympathy towards the majority in South Africa . |