Example sentences of "mile or [adv] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rather than travel a mile or more to the medieval church , many Thurlstoners turned to Nonconformity . |
| 2 | ‘ County ’ men were transferred around at short intervals , while we were static in the city , never moving more than a mile or so between the three divisions to undertake real ‘ city work ’ . |
| 3 | Some guests hired cars , others strolled the mile or so into the pleasant seaside town of Loutraki , others never left the Club . |
| 4 | Kirby Underdale is a pretty little village , lying in a fold of the Yorkshire Wolds , a mile or so from the busy road between Stamford Bridge and Fridaythorpe . |
| 5 | If Glynn had wanted a cover for visits to his woman friend , his charitable trips to St Ives served him well ; New Mill involved only a detour of a mile or so from the direct route . |
| 6 | These other departments are situated on two sites which are each a mile or so from the Main Library , and about two miles from each other . |