Example sentences of "builds up [prep] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this vacuum of real news , pressure builds up on the non-news programmes to fill the gap . |
| 2 | One finger , one thumb , keep moving This song builds up with the appropriate actions so the second verse is : ‘ One finger one thumb one arm keep moving . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The El Nino is a massive surge of warm water that , once every decade or so , builds up in the eastern Pacific along the South American seaboard . |
| 5 | The narrow High Street is easily blocked as traffic builds up behind the heavy goods vehicles trying to get through on a route avoiding the increased toll on the Severn Bridge . |