Example sentences of "[adv] three miles [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The village of Leconfield is to be found approximately three miles north of Beverley on the A154 , the main Beverley to Driffield road . |
| 2 | Approximately three miles north of Stamford the Hurricane 's engine suddenly hesitated . |
| 3 | At 0911:25 Invicta 435 reported overhead the BN and was cleared to land ; it was , at this point approximately three miles south of the airfield and approximately one mile west of the extended runway centreline , some two miles further on Base air traffic asked " Are you sure you are over the BN ? " to which the Vanguard Captain replied " I think I 've got a spurious indication . |
| 4 | In recent years , even the paddle steamers linking Hull and Barton have been made obsolete by the building of the magnificent single span Humber Bridge , completed in 1980 — the north bank approach of which is just three miles east of North Ferriby . |
| 5 | The village is situated about three miles north of Market Weighton , just off the A163 . |
| 6 | Turning her back on Ben Stack , Ann struck off in as straight a line as possible , eventually arriving at the main road , about three miles east of Scourie . |
| 7 | And finally , surely at this present moment , only four miles east of Harrogate and about three miles east of Ripon the A s A one is at this very moment in time being lifted to an acceptable standard A motorway standard at this stage and not in the year two thousand which is what you 're talking about for this road . |
| 8 | The Regent had led his army round to the north of Berwick , to the vicinity of Halidon Hill , about three miles north-west of the town , and between that hill and Mordington had halted , in quite a strong position , with marshy ground in front . |