Example sentences of "build up the [noun] [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 | They sowed exotic grasses for their animals , built up the herds during the good years , when it rained , but then ( at least in some cases ) found that the grass was overgrazed in the drought years , when it failed to grow . |
| 5 | The more North built up the contras in secret , the more he fretted that liberal Democrats in Congress ( ’ Kerry , Barnes , Harkin et al . ’ ) |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Rodgers and his wife built up the collection without the aid of a professional adviser , purchasing from dealers and at auction . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Hence some kinds of reading lead to more intellectually-demanding thought , challenging ideas , concepts and structures that build up the skills of critical observation , bodies of knowledge , and , at a further stage , wisdom . |
| 11 | So the way that we process or extr it can not just be we take a we take the information an and build up the letters by extracting the features from it because if you did that then the H and the A would come out the same both times but they do n't . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | We must take heart from our experience in Hyde Park , we must nurture that support and build up the confidence of our members . |
| 15 | Taekwondo practitioners build up the calluses on their knuckles by performing press-ups on them , although there is evidence that prolonged conditioning in this way causes metacarpal damage . |
| 16 | He had built up the School into one of the most successful and efficiently run Schools in Irish Methodism . |
| 17 | I have been impressed with the way Wilkinson has built up the squad over the last few years . |
| 18 | ‘ 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | The claims so built up the expectations for ZETA after the first conference that the subsequent news was perceived as ‘ failure ’ . |
| 23 | Things like these keep residents stimulated , and it also helps build up the relationship between you and them . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Patient , firm and strong riding will help build up the confidence of a spooky horse . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | How do you build up the picture in a regression session ? |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | It builds up the foundations of the grammar system and essential vocabulary , as appropriate to the learner 's needs at this level . |
| 30 | 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 . |