Example sentences of "[det] a mile of " in BNC.
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| 1 | I ran back half a mile of road to get a glimpse of her in the distance , though we had passed her half an hour before , & of course she was out of sight on the Downs . |
| 2 | The molten rock is within half a mile of the gates of Zafferana Etnea , a town of 7,000 people . |
| 3 | The beach at Skara Brae , the Bay of Skail , is one of the loveliest in Scotland : half a mile of yellow sand , washed by endless , white-fringed , green Atlantic waves . |
| 4 | Downriver , two insignificant openings on the north bank admit to half a mile of underground passages : these are subject to flooding and should not be entered by other than experienced cavers . |
| 5 | Since the times of Victorian patronage , explorations have opened up half a mile of underground passages leading from the floor of the cave , but these later discoveries are for experts only : amateurs should venture no further than the bottom of the steps . |
| 6 | The barn was big and roomy , and they had always been able to play the noisiest games in it without fear of disturbing or upsetting anyone , for there was nobody living within half a mile of it . |
| 7 | It now houses nearly three million volumes and each year an additional half a mile of shelving is needed . |
| 8 | The sight of the brigade turning out to a call , pulled by magnificent black horses , drew every child within half a mile of the Works main gates when the warning hooter sounded . |
| 9 | The campus is within half a mile of the city centre . |
| 10 | The campus is within half a mile of the city centre . |
| 11 | The rate for collection and delivery within half a mile of any part of the lines vary between 7 lb. for 3d. and 56 lb. for 7d . ’ |
| 12 | THE PURCHASE OF half a mile of track by Avon Valley Railway members signals the start of the railway 's long awaited southern extension and the hope that passengers will be able to steam towards Bath during the second half of 1993 . |
| 13 | His voice was n't its usual fulsome boom , and probably only carried down half a mile of corridor . |
| 14 | Many of the marshland village names have the Danish suffix ‘ by ’ — Grimoldby , Manby and Saltfleetby are a clutch within half a mile of each other . |
| 15 | They had crossed more than half a mile of open pasture without a trace of cover , expecting every moment some attack that did not come . |
| 16 | On 27 September 1991 the father was released on bail on condition that he did not go , first of all , within half a mile of , then , later , to the mother 's address . |
| 17 | Dafalla woke to find the railway station yard covered with water , and half a mile of track submerged . |
| 18 | Carson 's place was only a couple of miles away , in a vastly overpriced and overcrowded strip along less than half a mile of the river east from Kew Bridge . |
| 19 | The smell was so all-pervasive that nothing consumed within half a mile of it could taste of anything not pertaining to dog . |
| 20 | One crowd of pickets was prevented from getting within half a mile of the gates by lines of police officers , while a second group , who had managed to assemble earlier opposite the gates , was charged by police horses and dog handlers . |
| 21 | I was within half a mile of Darrowby with the lights of the little town beginning to wink between the bare roadside branches when a car approached , went past , then I heard a squeal of brakes as it stopped and began to double back . |
| 22 | He had , however , proceeded in safety till he came to the Willow Walk , within half a mile of the church , when by a sudden stagger he quitted the path , and passed over a ditch on his right hand . |
| 23 | From one of these , situated within half a mile of the proposed Chirbury Station , it is stated that 10,000 tons are annually raised for local requirements , and that easy and cheap means of transit , such has the railway would supply , are only required to bring it into extensive use . |
| 24 | For the first thousand feet there was nothing ; then a couple of private duels ; then a sprawling mêlée of about twenty aircraft spread over half a mile of sky . |
| 25 | Four-fifths of the flags were within half a mile of the Bab es Zuweyla , the Old Gate , near which was both the Blue Mosque of the Dervishes and the old church of the Copts , the Mar Girgis . |
| 26 | ‘ If you look at my map , ’ he said with a tinge of pride , ‘ you will see that all the incidents are still within half a mile of the Bab es Zuweyla . |
| 27 | It was just about a half a mile of water to cross . |
| 28 | I speak with e some experience in the situation where two sites that will be within half a mile of that which was erm supported by the inspector , were dismissed basically on the basis that if I read the quotes for you . |
| 29 | In addition to those covenants mentioned by Scott LJ above examples of those which have been deemed to touch and concern the land include : a covenant for quiet enjoyment ; a covenant by the landlord agreeing to supply a housekeeper to clean a block of flats ; a covenant in which a landlord agreed not to open a public house within half a mile of the tenanted premises ; a covenant placing an obligation on the tenant to repair ; and a covenant in which the tenant agreed not to carry on a particular trade at the premises . |
| 30 | The wave basin represents half a mile of coastline and shows which areas are likely to be washed away . |