Example sentences of "a [det] inches [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Entering the shielded room , the physician will place both hands a few inches above the disturbed area in the patient 's energy field , and begin to ‘ tune in ’ and resonate biomagnetic energy field patterns in unison with the patient . |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't believe you know Maximilian Keller , ’ the big man said , making introduction gestures awkwardly a few inches above the surface of the sea , ‘ and Jo-Ann Sills . |
| 3 | They flow , carried along by the current , a few inches above the bottom . |
| 4 | On one occasion when our boys were returning in the basket lift , which was the only way of reaching the top platform of a rig from sea level , the crane driver had temporarily suspended out crew a few inches above the water in mock punishment for their temerity in fining him . |
| 5 | Positioned within a few inches of the speaker 's lips , they produce a strong speech signal which stands out clearly against noisy backgrounds . |
| 6 | All they have to do is erase the magical circle , which they can do simply by rubbing out a few inches of the chalk with a rag or cloth . |
| 7 | For a sickening moment he swung wildly on the rope and one of his feet slipped a few inches down the wall . |
| 8 | For stomach curls you lie on your back on the floor , bend your knees upwards slightly ( while keeping your feet on the floor ) , then lift your head and shoulders a few inches off the floor ( do not use your hands or arms to support your weight ) . |
| 9 | In the course of filling his lungs he felt as if he were rising a few inches off the ground . |
| 10 | Curl your toes back and with tummy pulled in , raise both arms towards your toes , lifting your head and shoulders only a few inches off the floor . |
| 11 | Curl the toes back and raise both arms towards the toes , lifting the head and shoulders just a few inches off the floor . |
| 12 | Last night rescuers used airbags to prise the wreck a few inches off the ground . |
| 13 | He was n't expecting the jarring shock that shot through his other arm but the shortness of the flex prevented him from pulling it more than a few inches off the table . |
| 14 | ‘ Did you remember to cut a few inches off the exhaust-pipe ? ’ |
| 15 | She was only about five feet tall , if that , and the kid , a big healthy specimen , seemed to be only a few inches off the floor . |
| 16 | Max now exposed Kemp 's torso and heaved the corpse a few inches off the table . |
| 17 | And while she was concentrating on Tavett she watched Shildon , reflected in the glass of a painting on the wall in front of her , slide his hand a few inches along the couch , flip open her bag and feel through the contents . |
| 18 | Collision fenders were bracketed a few inches below the ends of the baulks . |
| 19 | As the pressure for the hot system is provided by the cold feed tank , which sits on the ceiling joists — now a few inches below the new floor level — you would have to raise it as high as possible . |
| 20 | It was just a few inches below the surface . |
| 21 | The owner of this garden was digging a new rosebed , when he hit stone a few inches below the surface . |
| 22 | The bundle she had disturbed eddied a few inches into the deeper water and as Wexford watched , a thin pale hand , lifeless as the agate-veined stones , rose slowly from the sodden cloth , its fingers hanging yet pointing towards him . |
| 23 | It is perfectly simple to extract a coin or other small object buried a few inches under the ground without digging a great hole . |
| 24 | To guard their roots the spaces were covered with gratings except for a few inches round the trunk . |
| 25 | Later vehicles have a braided earth lead running to the body a few inches from the motor . |
| 26 | After returning from a week away I found the pond to be deep black ; the fish were visible a few inches from the surface . |
| 27 | by installing the bath a few inches from the wall , Bill was able to create a tiled ledge for soaps and sponges . |
| 28 | Practise this until you can bring the model to a stop , in the hover , a few inches from the ground and just in front of you . |
| 29 | Shifting slightly , he drilled a new indentation a few inches from the original . |
| 30 | As she stood on the quayside looking , a little yappy dog scuttered up from the cabin snarling at her bare toes a few inches from the deck , and a woman in maroon trousers and a yellow and orange flowered bikini top bulged over with fiery red flesh looked crossly at Peony . |