Example sentences of "[noun] a few [noun pl] away [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While waiting , she gazed solemnly at the sinister Bridge of Sighs a few yards away and thought of the prisoners who 'd gazed out of its thickly grilled windows , looking for the last time on the beauties of Venice before they were incarcerated — or executed for causing the displeasure of powerful nobles . |
| 2 | The cenotaph provides a fitting frontispiece to the chapel and here the memorial garden , cared for by members of the Keyingham Royal British Legion , now houses the remains of the ancient village cross , moved from its site a few yards away where it would have caused an obstruction to modern traffic flow . |
| 3 | Before they could reach him , however , he was borne aloft like a javelin and carried to the quayside a few yards away where he was dumped unceremoniously into the murky waters to a great cheer from those who were close enough to witness the event . |
| 4 | He waited till they slowed to a stop a few feet away and a voice said , ‘ Joe ? |
| 5 | Liartes brought his mount in to land on the turf a few yards away and dismounted casually . |
| 6 | I decided to go the house a few gardens away where a few pitiful meows brings some food from the woman . |
| 7 | ‘ That 's what I was on about , Boyo , ’ Taff answered , pointing to the spot a few yards away where the mortar team had been this morning . |
| 8 | I went over , exchanged greetings with everyone and Graham pointed at an empty table a few yards away and said : |