Example sentences of "[noun] a [det] feet " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lewis had backed the car a few feet down the ramp and was about to turn towards the Cherwell Arms when he heard his master 's voice — a single hissed and incredulous blasphemy : |
| 2 | The other humans said something , and the box was cautiously put down on the gravel a few feet from Masklin . |
| 3 | Half way to the door I swivelled and , as if simply following the script of this particular hangover , strolled back to the table and came to a halt with my hands in my pockets a few feet from Davis 's chair . |
| 4 | Frantic attempts to have my bags recalled came to nought and by half-past-one the Taiwan Timberland lookalikes hit deep slush at Torino after a salivating glimpse of Monte Bianco and blanketed environs a few feet to the left wingtip. 10 December must have been a great day for skiing . |
| 5 | The reason for this was the bright point of light that had popped into existence a few feet from his eyes . |
| 6 | I heard a noise one night , like several motorbikes roaring down the road , only it was coming from above , and as I looked out of the window there they were — three red exhausts in the sky , blinding along a parallel course a few feet above the roof tops . |
| 7 | There was a moped leaning against a mud wall a few feet away . |
| 8 | One of the Maguire girls Ellie or Molly , I think it was Molly , they were all fine looking , tall women — came out to do her morning business and hunkered down under an apple tree a few feet away from Eddie . |
| 9 | It was headed by Det Supt Bill Coady , who sat grim-faced with fellow detectives in the court a few feet from the dock as the verdicts were announced , to gasps from the court 's public gallery . |
| 10 | The shelling had stopped now and it was certain that someone had been killed or wounded , maybe the chap in the next slit trench a few feet away . |
| 11 | During my short conversation with the Colonel , I was being observed rather suspiciously by three of his Officers a few feet away , sitting on top of their slit trenches performing their ablutions . |
| 12 | Everyone engaged on an escape scheme enjoyed the furtiveness necessary for good security : the concealment of tell-tale evidence under coats a few feet away from unsuspecting sentries , the private knowledge kept from other members of the hut . |
| 13 | ‘ That 's a patch of grass a few feet by a few feet , ’ I informed him , suddenly aware that Mr Palmer had never visited Chelsea Terrace in his life . |
| 14 | Her Suzy Lamplugh Trust personal rape alarm was lying on the ground a few feet away . |
| 15 | Along the foot of the South Downs north of Chichester there is the well-known Goodwood raised beach at about 30–40 m ( 100–130 ft ) OD , with gravels which are readily recognisable as beach material : a low raised beach a few feet above present high tide level is to be found on the Gower peninsula in South Wales ; on the west coast of Scotland a raised beach at approximately 7 5 m ( 25 ft ) OD occurs on many of the islands , such as Arran , and in many of the lochs . |
| 16 | On the other hand , lifting a genuine wineglass a few feet in the air by sheer mental energy required several hours of systematic preparation if the wizard wished to prevent the simple principle of leverage flicking his brain out through his ears . |
| 17 | Carefully measuring out distances and angle of fire , the Doctor triggered the blaster on its constant wide-beam setting , directing it at a spot on the tunnel floor a few feet ahead , where there was a sharp corner . |
| 18 | It is the generally accepted method of succession in our family , but , ’ the corpse sighed , or at least a sigh came from the air a few feet above it , ‘ it soon became obvious that none of my three children is sufficiently powerful to wrest the lordship of the Wyrmberg from the other two . |
| 19 | He waited till they slowed to a stop a few feet away and a voice said , ‘ Joe ? |
| 20 | Thoughtfully he thrust it into the base of a bush a few feet from the path and covered it with dried leaves . |
| 21 | The explosion lifted the ship a few feet clear out of the water , smashing the superstructure against the low tunnel roof even as the hull burst open with a blaze of fire . |
| 22 | On this particular Sunday afternoon , Celia 's husband , clad in shorts and T-shirt , bent over them carefully , snipping here and there , and occasionally looking towards the pram , parked in the shade a few feet away , where his nine-month-old son , propped up by pillows and securely strapped in , made contented unintelligible noises at him . |
| 23 | If this is not possible , allow roughly the same amount of space on each opposing side ( for example , by placing one side of the rug a few feet from a wall and the opposite side the same distance from a large piece of furniture ) . |
| 24 | As they drew closer , they could see that the sides of the surrounding containers were covered with a gleaming wetness , spattered to a height a few feet above their heads . |
| 25 | In the centre of the island are the fire mountains — dormant volcanoes — where the temperature is 400 degrees a few feet below the surface , and you can find a restaurant that grills your steak on the native rock . |
| 26 | Larsen saw that the skylight through which they had entered was situated at its midpoint , its twin a few feet away on the opposite slope of the roof . |
| 27 | Stephen strode ahead with the porter towards the car park , the others a few feet behind . |
| 28 | Everyone rushed outside in pyjamas and bare feet and there across the field the aircraft lay , on fire from wingtip to wingtip , with the broken-off tail section a few feet away . |
| 29 | Between them , I see through large holes to moist saffron earth a few feet below . |