Example sentences of "[been] [verb] up [prep] the last " in BNC.

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1 Castle continues to value video copyrights on a historical cost basis because its catalogue has only been built up over the last two or three years and there is less earnings experience on which to base a valuation .
2 The small but very fine collection of Old Master paintings , drawings and works of art had been built up over the last decade on the encouragement and advice of Metropolitan Museum curators .
3 Whatever happened , the Virgin Group was secure , but the airline , 500 jobs , everything that had been built up over the last eighteen months , was suddenly in jeopardy through no fault of anyone at Virgin .
4 ‘ I 've been fed up for the last few years and people have been telling me I am in danger of wasting my time .
5 A few co-operatives have been set up during the last 25 years .
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