Example sentences of "build up their [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the plains , savannahs , rivers and hills , all the way from Samburu down to the Masai Steppe , proved fruitful and the Masai built up their strength through the acquisition of women and cattle so successfully that they chased out the other tribes who were obliged to cling to the mountains or secrete themselves in the forests , land useless for cattle . |
| 2 | The aim of the programme is to develop the skills of parents of babies and young children and build up their self-esteem by : |
| 3 | These built up their strength through youth organizations , clubs and activity centres in the refugee camps and towns . |
| 4 | The O'Kelly family have built up their flock over the years , largely by breeding from their own stock . |
| 5 | The completeness of the Woodville collapse casts doubt on any suggestion that Edward IV had deliberately built up their power as a bulwark for his son — something which would have been tantamount to a conscious factionalization of politics . |
| 6 | The completeness of the Woodville collapse casts doubt on any suggestion that Edward IV had deliberately built up their power as a bulwark for his son — something which would have been tantamount to a conscious factionalization of politics . |
| 7 | I feel that it 's about creating the warmth and security at home , in school , wherever they are , from outside to help build up their sense of warmth and security from within , and to enable them to learn how to deal with some of these issues so that they can cope with the difficulties of life when they grow up . |
| 8 | This in turn will build up their confidence in English which they will carry with them throughout their English learning careers . |
| 9 | Before the start of harvest , the ewes had been returned to the high moorland pastures to fatten up and build up their strength before coming down for tupping . |
| 10 | ANYBODY who pursues competitive sport to Olympic level before building up their business to £90 million turnover might be said to have earned success through hard graft . |
| 11 | Of course , such a device is doing more than protecting them from an over-exciting adventure ; it is also in a calmer way building up their anticipation of a real mystery . |
| 12 | England had probably lost in international importance during the fifteenth century , partly because of her defeat in the Hundred Years War , partly because of the success of the Habsburgs in building up their empire on the basis of dynastic marriages . |
| 13 | Several airlines are trying to build up their position in advance of the single European market of next year , when the third airline liberalisation package should allow them to operate abroad as though in their home country . |
| 14 | We do need closer links , not only with the T & G but also with other unions , but let's not forget that other unions are organizing to build up their membership at the expense of the G M B. We need to make up our minds do we want an amalgamation or not . |
| 15 | Dramatic play is an important stage which people need to go through to build up their commitment to the work , but do n't expect learning to take place without teacher intervention . |