Example sentences of "[verb] to build [adv prt] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Diana has been furious that some Palace aides tried to build up stories before the tour that the couple were getting closer together again . |
| 2 | From this time , we began to build up pressure on the Department , first on a weekly then on an almost daily basis , until eventually we heard that ministers had decided to fulfil the undertakings in the guardianship deed . |
| 3 | They had some support amongst officials at court , but they had not troubled to build up support amongst the magnates or the lesser landowners . |
| 4 | They are a side trying to build up confidence at the moment . |
| 5 | The tariff issue was therefore full of danger for Baldwin , not so much because of its content as because it could be exploited by those who wished to build up discontent against the spirit of ‘ Safety first ’ . |
| 6 | Of necessity , regulators have to build up contacts with the regulated . |