At least I'm not building up a personal empire that's as anachronistic as a dinosaur!

"Here was this French boss who went to America and built up a big and impressive empire," he said.

You've built up an empire and now you can't abdicate.

And they've built up a tidy little empire for themselves since the last war.

"Instead you've devoted your life and your fortune building up an empire on a shadow world that exists only in the computer."

Vickery gradually built up a vast empire by hard work and sound business acumen.

"That would build up quite an empire for you, Dr. Inly."

In my mind, I built up an empire for you, and planned the diadem you should wear.

Like some of the other European powers, it wanted to set up colonies and build up an overseas empire.

This began to gnaw at the vitals of the man who in a few short centuries had built up a mighty stellar empire.