Example sentences of "been [verb] up [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dr Haidar proudly explained that the bride , Mr Postman 's daughter , was a rare creature — a Muslim girl who had been educated up to the tenth class . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Employers constantly gnawed at the high level of wages which had been built up during the First World War . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've been fed up for the last few years and people have been telling me I am in danger of wasting my time . |
| 7 | The accounts suggest that if this trend continues , ‘ the entire investment base of the Diocese will have been used up within the next two years . ’ |
| 8 | Robert had been called up in the First Militia , as it was named , the beginning of National Service which was to continue until some years after the war ended . |
| 9 | A few co-operatives have been set up during the last 25 years . |