Example sentences of "are built up [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Just as a tall building is constructed in layers , so our personalities , emotional characteristics and complexities are built up with the present as the top storey .
2 Rights to occupational and private pensions are built up during the individual 's employment .
3 Larger units of measurements in the metric system , are built up in the same way as the number system , based again on tens and tenths .
4 Phonic In the phonic approach , words are built up from the sounds of the individual letters or groups of letters ( phonemes such as th , ph , and so on ) .
5 The layers of paint are built up by the application of a thin wash , staining the primed canvas .
6 The layers of paint are built up by the application of a thin wash , staining the primed canvas .
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