Example sentences of "[v-ing] within [art] few [noun pl] of " in BNC.

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1 His move towards contracting led to his being awarded the contract for the Llanidloes and Newtown Railway in 1855 , reaching his home village a year later and passing within a few yards of his first contract , the iron bridge .
2 All savour the wonderful position and the advantage of living within a few minutes of the A55 Expressway , with fast journey times in both directions .
3 You need to be able to get into the turn quickly and accurately , and to be flying within a few knots of the pre-stall buffet .
4 Many are already paired from previous matings ; all are usually nesting , courting , mating and laying within a few days of arrival .
5 Room temperature fusion has been discovered independently and simultaneously by two groups in Utah working within a few miles of each other .
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