Example sentences of "build up the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first thing to note is that a chase should be built up in exactly the way you built up the whole of your book . |
| 2 | I was so stunned you 'd managed to pull off such a coup — but I should n't have been surprised , remembering how you built up the company from nothing . ’ |
| 3 | I began the basic structure of the rose leaves in the bottom left of the picture and then built up the shape with the larger open roses , tucking the asparagus fern and gypsophila behind them , and finally put the buds into position . |
| 4 | A brilliant if at times eccentric leader , he built up the press from scratch into a respected publishing house , noted in particular for its work in the literary field , and in machine intelligence , now known as artificial intelligence . |
| 5 | The Emperor Frederick Barbarossa ( d. 1190 ) had established the German monarchy and built up the power of the emperor in the north to a hitherto unparalleled degree . |
| 6 | Rodgers and his wife built up the collection without the aid of a professional adviser , purchasing from dealers and at auction . |
| 7 | Dreyfus built up the business in the face of fierce competition and the company won a well deserved place in the aniline field , which lasted for over 90 years . |
| 8 | If we can now persuade more birds to come and perch on top of the first lot we can in principle build up the wire to any thickness we choose . |
| 9 | but you , you 've , you build up the strength in yourself and believe that your , your in vulnerable and then to find out that you are vulnerable , it really scary |
| 10 | We must take heart from our experience in Hyde Park , we must nurture that support and build up the confidence of our members . |
| 11 | He had built up the School into one of the most successful and efficiently run Schools in Irish Methodism . |
| 12 | I have been impressed with the way Wilkinson has built up the squad over the last few years . |
| 13 | ‘ We had built up the kind of company my father could leave to go off and direct a film for five months without worrying , ’ says Brian . |
| 14 | They had built up the industry on cheap labour , and their only answer to the challenge of foreign competition was to attempt to cut back the limited improvements in wages and hours which had been secured during and immediately after the war . |
| 15 | They had built up the fabric in their minds again and could even feel some weary well-being as they neared Weem and saw it sheltering between the steep hills and the flood plain of the Tay . |
| 16 | Never rinse reusable filter materials in tap water and never use detergents or you will damage or totally destroy the beneficial bacteria that have built up the efficiency of the filter unit . |
| 17 | Things like these keep residents stimulated , and it also helps build up the relationship between you and them . |
| 18 | Once the tank is more mature I would gradually build up the stocking over several months aiming for shoals of fish , rather than odd pairs and trios . |
| 19 | Patient , firm and strong riding will help build up the confidence of a spooky horse . |
| 20 | He could overrule , as it were , by sending " public " preachers , for example to preach a crusade and , most important , he could build up the power of the monasteries by granting or confirming exemption from the diocesan . |
| 21 | How do you build up the picture in a regression session ? |
| 22 | These did not come from either the Tate Gallery or the Victoria and Albert Museum , the institutions with the relevant collections , but almost certainly from , among others , Agnews , the firm which , ironically , helped build up the collection in the nineteenth century . |
| 23 | As a counterpoint to the dramatic formation of major fault lines and tectonic intrusions , which are major focuses for the occurrence of Earth Lights phenomena , the slow deposition of sedimentary rocks builds up the character of an area in its own way . |
| 24 | The saliva dries and hardens quickly and with repeated flights , the bird slowly builds up the line into a low wall . |
| 25 | The constructive theory builds up the set of achievable patterns while the destructive theory reduces the set of possible patterns . |
| 26 | It is by tiny touches such as these — though only a stylometrist would consciously notice them — that Jane Austen builds up the picture of one character 's clubbability , and the other 's insolence of rank . |
| 27 | It is important that Chinese managers also have a similar understanding of British management methods and therefore the project places considerable emphasis on building up the knowledge of managers from both sides . |
| 28 | When you have decided on the main background colour for floor or walls or both , you can set about building up the scheme throughout the room . |
| 29 | Perhaps the best way of illustrating just how this operates in practice and how far-reaching its effects can be in terms of building up the involvement of an entire school community in a philosophy and policy for the future is to show what has happened in one Lincolnshire school . |
| 30 | It is the duty of the community to provide through its social and welfare services the advice and support which such parents and children need … such help should always be directed towards building up the responsibility of the parents whenever this is at all possible ( Home Office , 1960 ) . |