Example sentences of "up the few " in BNC.
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| 1 | GCHQ began in 1919 as the Government Code and Cipher School ( GCCS ) , picking up the few remaining members of the army and naval teams of codebreakers who had operated in Britain during World War I. A very small team was formed , working on a tiny annual budget in MI6 's offices at 56 Broadway , in London . |
| 2 | Aircraft collectors snapped up the few former airliners in the sale . |
| 3 | ‘ Scurrying round to pick up the few crumbs that fall from the table ? ’ |
| 4 | Iskandara picked up the few envelopes and looked at them disinterestedly . |
| 5 | The WI were magnificent and provided thousands of lunches ; the Red Cross picked up the few casualties and stragglers ; and children along the route played welcome hosepipes on the passing riders . |