Example sentences of "[subord] a few miles " in BNC.
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| 1 | Little more than a century ago most people , even in industrialized countries , rarely travelled more than a few miles from their birthplace . |
| 2 | For instance , through most of history , and in most parts of the world ( though not , as it happens , in our modern world ) , individual humans have seldom strayed more than a few miles from their birthplace . |
| 3 | They appeared often at different spots , places far apart , sometimes — usually — far off , many miles into the forest , sometimes quite near , not more than a few miles in . |
| 4 | Sadleir arrived at Qatif on 21 June at a time when no European had been more than a few miles inland and no maps existed of the interior . |
| 5 | My sons ’ dragons are incapable of flying more than a few miles before they fade . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Would it be too suspicious-sounding to ask where we 're going ? ’ she enquired huskily , after a few miles had been gobbled up by the powerful car . |