Example sentences of "build [adv prt] [prep] [noun sg] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a three-dimensional , fibrous structure , built up of protein blocks which the tanning process makes resistant to putrefaction and softens to a degree that suits the end use . |
| 2 | One of the most exciting developments in recent years has been the degree of convergence between models of visual function built up by computer scientists trying to figure out how to build machines that can see and physiologists trying to work out what different parts of the visual system do . |
| 3 | They rely on an enormous amount of research capital ; that is , the expertise and knowledge built up by research workers or teams and on the body of knowledge generated by others who have undertaken previous studies . |
| 4 | We began to experience something of the build up to labour pains . |
| 5 | In bathrooms , scale build up on shower heads constricts water flow , whilst build up around sanitary fittings and lavatory bowls is unsightly and unhygienic . |
| 6 | The system takes in small amounts of fresh water from time to time , and these introduce a fresh supply of mineral salts , which build up as scale deposits in the boiler and within the pipework . |
| 7 | It 's believed warm weather has led to a build up of botulism bacteria in the canal . |
| 8 | The cross-over period between customers also resulted in a significant build up of inventory levels . |
| 9 | One possible explanation lies in the way in which charge carriers move between crystal lattice planes : the build up of charge carriers on alternate planes of a graphite lattice gives rise to local electrical fields that oppose the main field and generate the out-of-phase conduction . |
| 10 | Data gathered from thousands of locations on land and sea by the Meteorological Office and the Climate Research Unit at East Anglia University shows a steady rise over the last eight years , but according to scientists , it is too early to attribute this to the build up of greenhouse gases . |
| 11 | Once formulated , they remain forever in the environment and build up in food chains and ultimately in our bodies . |
| 12 | Computer technology built on to telephone exchanges will allow subscribers to have the same number wherever they are in the country , automatically reject unwanted calls and bar calls to ‘ chat-lines ’ or other unwanted services . |
| 13 | It may be built up into shore features without undergoing movement along the beach or , more commonly , it is transported along the beach to a point where natural factors allow it to accumulate and to be built up by wave action . |
| 14 | As traffic congestion has built up in town centres , so new development centres have sprung up on the urban fringe and in the open countryside , where car-based access is , at least initially , easier . |
| 15 | Fell would also like to allow temperatures to rise high enough in the reactor to test theories about how fuel cladding could ‘ balloon ’ at high temperatures as high-pressure helium builds up inside fuel rods in an accident . |
| 16 | Scale can also lead to expensive and time-consuming maintenance problems in dishwashers , blocking spray nozzles as well as building up on heating elements and causing their premature failure . |