Example sentences of "builds [adv prt] to [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Perhaps it is repetitive , but not for the sake of repetition , as each phrase carries a different emphasis and builds on to the prior phase for effect .
2 But he must take care that what he creates builds up to a monolithic whole .
3 The noise starts as a light tapping and builds up to a louder noise then stops suddenly .
4 The noise builds up to a shattering roar .
5 the other the black moment you know th the bit where I I put in the bit where the he broke his leg and the mortgage was gon na be foreclosed on him I mean that builds up to the black moment which is a necessary part of the story and then he got out of it erm because the house relented and showed him where the copper kettle was that was worth the money .
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