Example sentences of "less than a [noun sg] of a " in BNC.
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| 1 | To force together two protons that are initially far apart , for example those in two separate hydrogen atoms , is like trying to encourage the two north poles of a pair of magnets to join at a distance of less than a billionth of a millimetre . |
| 2 | The reef was now less than a quarter of a mile away . |
| 3 | The actual distance covered will probably be no more than 2 feet , so it is necessary to respond in less than a quarter of a second in order to avoid being struck . |
| 4 | In all , a little less than a quarter of a mile 's walk , though it felt like a marathon . |
| 5 | This was not an uncommon state of affairs : less than a quarter of a mile away , at St Augustine 's , a similarly tense situation was working towards a violent conclusion . |
| 6 | Europeans were divided in 1880 into states as small as Montenegro , with less than a quarter of a million inhabitants , and as large as Russia , with between 90 and 100 million . |
| 7 | They were less than a quarter of a kilometre from the castle . |