Example sentences of "[prep] [be] [adv] a [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 She was only about five feet tall , if that , and the kid , a big healthy specimen , seemed to be only a few inches off the floor .
2 The wind was easterly so they would be returning over our heads onto the main runway , and as the aircraft started to come back they seemed to be only a few feet above us , touching down after they crossed the far hedge .
3 Space and depth are easily confused ; an animal 20 yards down may appear to be only a few feet away , and in following it down to get a closer look , a diver may suddenly find himself well past prescribed diving depths .
4 There are going to be quite a few discharges but I mean it was you know
5 It might sound ridiculous to suggest that the sun could shrink to being only a few miles across .
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