Example sentences of "[noun sg] built [adv prt] a [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the 1980s the college built up a deficit of over £1 million because for several years its grant was not increased . |
| 2 | In that way the Court was perhaps the institution which most successfully stamped its imprint upon the ECSC , and in so doing built up a body of case law , an authority , and legitimacy that could serve as foundations for the future . |
| 3 | Although government capacity to meet expectations has declined , its capacity to meet expectations in the past built up a body of diffuse support , support that now exists independently of particular failures to meet demands . |
| 4 | The early emphasis upon the powerful house-trained group going about things the proper way built up a picture of group influence and success within the context of the play of a moderate and restrained politics . |
| 5 | In Ipswich the development officer built up a register of possible workers through personal contacts or contact with local clubs , associations and the job centre . |