Example sentences of "[prep] a few miles " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then after a few miles the engine stopped again . |
| 2 | The A850 , having come north from Broadford , leaves Portree for the north-west of Skye and after a few miles , just beyond the standing stones by Borve , splits into the A856 . |
| 3 | ‘ I am taking you to Jaén , ’ he announced after a few miles . |
| 4 | From Glen Spean in the north , however , the full range is splendidly in view , the distance of a few miles revealing the individual summits in true perspective . |
| 5 | While he says it would be a hundred per cent certain to go up if an atom bomb exploded alongside it , we must n't over-estimate the effects of a more remote explosive shock , even at a distance of a few miles . |
| 6 | But most of England is a thousand years old , and in the walk of a few miles one would touch nearly every century in that long stretch of time . |
| 7 | After running the engine for a few miles , the gauge is up to the red . |
| 8 | Beyond Slate Mill , the Chelt weaves its way unhindered for a few miles before reaching the last mill on its course , the little corn one at Norton . |
| 9 | Vic swings on to the motorway , going north-west , and for a few miles gives the Jaguar its head , moving smoothly up the outside lane at 90 , keeping a watchful eye on the rear-view mirror , though the police rarely bother you in the rush hour , they are as eager as anyone to keep the traffic flowing . |
| 10 | For a few miles initially their anticipation of a beautiful journey is confirmed by lovely surroundings of pastures and woodland as the train passes up the valley of the Ribble with the river in close attendance and friendly green hills rising on both sides of the track . |
| 11 | For a few miles , as we hugged the shore of the Strait , the northbound road was paved ; but once we had passed a junction and the track leading eastwards across to Argentina , it reverted to rutted gravel and the wind blew little spirals of dust across it , like ectoplasmic tumbleweed . |
| 12 | This is the origin of a great number of ‘ green lanes ’ on the map which run for a few miles , separating parishes on either side but eventually petering out . |
| 13 | We travel almost in silence for a few miles . |
| 14 | The next day I decided to walk through the forest for a few miles and take the train to Strelsau from a little station along the road . |
| 15 | The thought damped George down for a few miles ; then he asked : ‘ How are the eyes ? ’ |
| 16 | Most of the mileage was on tarmac roads with a few miles cross country and admittedly , I did not have to use low ratio at any time . |
| 17 | The abundance of records enabled Hipparchus to use the properties of similar triangles and sine tables to calculate the diameter of the Earth and the distance of the Moon with amazing accuracy , to within a few miles of today 's agreed figures . |
| 18 | The travelling chaos of a modern party leader 's election entourage had carried Major within a few miles of the home of the founder of the profession , a few of whose more troublesome contemporary practitioners are said to have caused him much irritation over the 16 months of his premiership . |
| 19 | Anti-terrorist detectives were unwilling to discuss the exact location and size of the haul but it is understood to have been found in a lock-up garage ‘ within a few miles ’ of Northolt , north-west London , where the arrests were made . |
| 20 | These two mills were also on the direct route to Bristol and within a few miles of Fromebridge . |
| 21 | The fact that it was larger than most local mills and within a few miles of Cirencester probably saved it . |
| 22 | They set off quite cheerily , but when they were within a few miles of the tarmac coast road , the truck hit a gully and gave a sickening lurch . |
| 23 | At dawn they were well hidden in a cave and the following night they were able to march to within a few miles of the beach where they were to be picked up . |
| 24 | Another place within easy reach is Culloden Moor ; the railway will take you within a few miles . |
| 25 | Adverse winds carried them not to Kintail , from which they could have got within a few miles of Inverness by water , but to the shores of Loch Alsh , a sea-water inlet separating the Isle of Skye from the south-west tip of Ross and Cromarty . |
| 26 | It is worth remembering that most accidents happen within a few miles of home . |
| 27 | Room temperature fusion has been discovered independently and simultaneously by two groups in Utah working within a few miles of each other . |
| 28 | Easily Accessible : There is a large number of footpaths and bridleways in the area , and two long-distance paths , the Oxford Way and the Cotswold Way , pass within a few miles of the hotel . |
| 29 | A few years earlier Aung San might possibly have taken to the jungle , bandit or resistance fighter according to one 's viewpoint , known only within a few miles of his own home . |
| 30 | During the dispute in 1984 , striking miners travelling in convoy on the motorway in Nottinghamshire were stopped within a few miles of four collieries . |