Example sentences of "up by [art] few " in BNC.

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1 Our takings went up by a few shillings each week and pretty soon we had to expand and move the kitchens upstairs , where Malc 's Mom made our famous home-made pies ' .
2 Recession has hit some towns harder than others , and Bookland branches reflected this in sales over the Christmas period ranging from 20% up to declines of 15%l ‘ Overall takings will be up by a few points , but volume will be very slightly down . ’
3 Centres for teaching English as a second language ( CE2L ) are separate schools that have been set up by a few LEAs .
4 According to Grosskurth ( 1984 ) , some innovative schemes along these lines have already been set up by a few progressive British local authorities , but it seems that they are as yet rare , and reach only a minority of the people in need .
5 we notice the joints of beef in Tesco gone up by a few quid
6 gone up by a few quid from six pound odd to eight pound odd
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