Example sentences of "[noun] have built up [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Trade Marks Act 1938 , following previous legislation , serves two main purposes : first , to protect the goodwill and reputation which a trader has built up around the mark involved and , secondly , to prevent the public from being deceived into buying inferior goods in the belief that they are made by another manufacturer . |
| 2 | The results confirm the so-called Standard Model , the theory which physicists have built up over the past 15 years to explain both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it . |
| 3 | The University Library has built up over the years one of the finest collections of African studies in higher education . |
| 4 | The goodwill and excellent relations that Jimmy and Gwenda Cornell have built up with the authorities in Gran Canaria seem to be in the process of being matched in St Lucia : more and better facilities were planned for Rodney Bay Marina , parties were organised and funded , and a special ARC committee to deal with such things as restoring extinguished navigation lights and easing participants through customs formalities was set up and presided over by the Prime Minister of St Lucia . |
| 5 | Consequently , compromises have built up over the years . |
| 6 | He said the debts had built up following the collapse of his business . |