Example sentences of "be [adv] a [adj] paces " in BNC.
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| 1 | The worm-eaten stairs were only a few paces from the open door but she did n't give them a thought . |
| 2 | The wood was only a hundred paces away , but the sweat-streaked mare was blown and slowing . |
| 3 | It was when he reached the ground floor and was only a few paces from the door leading to the basement that things started to go wrong . |
| 4 | Sharpe was just a few paces from his enemy . |
| 5 | The nearest target was about a hundred paces away . |