Example sentences of "[noun pl] build [adv prt] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The personal relationships built up over the 15 weeks often encourage longer discussions on how the subjects the pupils are learning about relate to the outside ‘ grown-up ’ world of industry and academe . |
| 2 | These are piers built out over the harbour , and indicate old merchants ' houses , where ships could unload directly into the premises . |
| 3 | Beneath the shady colonnades built out over the pavements , fat Chinese stripped to the waist like living Buddhas sat flicking their abaci behind high mounds of fruits , foodstuffs , silks , porcelains , hardware and a dozen other commodities . |
| 4 | The enrichment of the Library 's printed collections by selecting appropriately from the constant flow of new knowledge , as well as completing gaps in those publications already represented in the collections built up over the last three hundred years of the Library 's development , is of paramount importance for scholars and researchers . |
| 5 | But the lesson of the Kennedy case is that if you have the chance to take another job before your redundancy has been confirmed , you may have to choose between safeguarding your future and cashing in on the job rights built up over the years in your present employment . |
| 6 | The strength of the economy has been founded on small family businesses and farms built up over the years by hard work and self-denial . |