Example sentences of "[noun sg] build up [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Outflanking Imelda Marcos , Cojuangco emerged as the leading right-wing opposition contender , continuing his campaign to build up support in the former Marcos bastions of northern Ilocos province and the Cagayan valley , and in the Mindanao and the crucial Visayas , estimated to represent some 21 per cent of the total vote . |
| 2 | One farmer/contractor was transferring income from his contracting business to build up capital on the farm for long term family objectives . |
| 3 | ‘ I think it takes a long while for The Wedding Present to build up trust in someone . |
| 4 | When planning a rotation , it is very helpful to draw up a long-term scheme and dovetail the various crops into the seasons , at the same time ensuring that each field comes into the rotation in its turn and is then put back in grass to build up fertility for the requisite period . |
| 5 | On this morning however , they dallied somewhat so that each might have the off-chance of that little bit of news that other people call gossip , which the other might add to the jigsaw of seemingly useless information built up bit by bit in small minds . |
| 6 | In ‘ underdeveloped ’ societies , the socialist , capitalist or communist elites have to find means to coerce or cajole people into working in order to build up wealth in their previously exploited economies . |
| 7 | We take community policing to be a style which emphasizes the development of good relations between police and community , normally via active police involvement in , and contact with , the local community , and by deploying manpower in such a way that officers patrol a ‘ beat ’ on foot in order to build up familiarity with the local area . |