Example sentences of "within a [det] metres " in BNC.
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1 | On one occasion I lay down for a rest , dozed off for 15 minutes , and awoke to find half a dozen sitting on branches within a few metres of my recumbent form . |
2 | You may live within a few metres of many if not most of the plant and animal species ever recorded in Britain , and perhaps a few that are new to science . |
3 | The missiles would blast out of their launchers , navigate automatically across Europe , and land within a few metres of targets such as airfields , ports , power stations , dams and locks . |
4 | Because three of the 20 ‘ global positioning ’ satellites will always be above the horizon the electronics can triangulate a car 's position within a few metres . |
5 | The GPS system made its public debut in the recent Gulf War when it enabled allied troops to navigate at night across hundreds of miles of desert to within a few metres . |
6 | The second man ducked back around the corner and Maxim backed off crouching and aiming until he was within a few metres of the cross-street . |