He eventually bought up all lands on the island with the exception of the mission, and was its sole employer.

"Such as buying up old cars and their drivers with them," remarked Brodick.

The company bought up nine firms in 1987 alone, with total combined annualized sales of around $85 million.

And they are buying up 800,000 additional shares simultaneously with the offering at nearly identical prices.

They buy the place up with gold and still they have all the gold.

The fans react by buying up everything with his signature in the huckster room.

She knew where she had got the notion that he could buy up the whole of her street with the petty cash.

New York, on the other hand, bought up discounted war notes with its own state currency.

Arthur W. Benson began buying up land in the area with an eye to future development.

Now imagine this place bought up by an ambitious young Italian with big ideas and influential relatives.