Example sentences of "[verb] be [v-ing] up over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Watchpoint : If you are in the right category , but your weight has been creeping up over the years , then it would be wise to reassess your eating habits . |
| 2 | Towards the end of the 19th century , a crisis had been building up over the names of organic compounds . |
| 3 | While his loving note helped to sooth her misgivings , it was difficult to control the inner turmoil which had been building up over the months . |
| 4 | These were Wilson and Castle 's response to the ‘ unofficial strike problem ’ which had been building up over the '60s but had acquired particular prominence in 1968 with the publication of the Donovan Commission 's report . |
| 5 | They 're just doing us out of money that we 've been saving up over the years . |
| 6 | ‘ It was heat-of-the-moment stuff but it 's been building up over a little while . |