Example sentences of "only a [adj] foot " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fisons is to continue taking peat from the remaining bogs over which it has extraction rights for thirty years , leaving only a two foot layer of peat . |
| 2 | You 're only a two foot imp , cos er unlike me as a man being six foot |
| 3 | It responded slowly , now only a hundred feet below the Ilyushin . |
| 4 | The pilots in the airliner above were unaware of the drama being enacted only a hundred feet below them . |
| 5 | A MAN sparked off a full scale alert last night after he refused to be rescued as he drifted a mile and a half off shore in the North Sea in only a five foot toy dinghy . |
| 6 | A MAN sparked off a full-scale alert last night after he refused to be rescued as he drifted a mile and a half off shore in the North Sea in only a five foot toy dinghy . |
| 7 | I knew only that they happened there in the darkness and only a few feet from the pavements . |
| 8 | ‘ We encountered a baby common dolphin trapped only a few feet from the surface , its beak and tall flipper hopelessly wrapped in layer upon layer of nylon mesh . |
| 9 | On the other hand , among the general clutter , only a few feet off , I could see the upturned keel of an old clinker-built rowing boat . |
| 10 | The cart was only a few feet away but he shrugged his shoulders and headed towards it . |
| 11 | In the twilight the water , gushing and frothing , looked a long way down but the sound it made felt only a few feet below . |
| 12 | Only a few feet from the side of the ship a sucking swirl dimpled the water ominously . |
| 13 | In no time at all we were standing on a huge patch of snow at the summit of a mountain only a few feet short of a Munro . |
| 14 | Today the surface of the peat fens lies only a few feet above or below sea-level . |
| 15 | For the programme pick-up , Basil Hilton and Tony Geluch were using a single condenser microphone suspended centre stage and only a few feet above the conductor 's podium . |
| 16 | The wind was easterly so they would be returning over our heads onto the main runway , and as the aircraft started to come back they seemed to be only a few feet above us , touching down after they crossed the far hedge . |
| 17 | Ground-nests are so well concealed that predators can easily overlook them even when they are only a few feet away . |
| 18 | Whether you are perceiving the planet from only a few feet up or from around the lofty peaks of mountains and hillsides , excellent sight ( or sonar ) is almost a prerequisite : there are hosts of obstacles to circumnavigate and far distances to discern if you travel by air ! |
| 19 | The main problem in Preston today is the traffic , especially along the Main Street , and the church 's foundations must be suffering , as the tower is only a few feet from a sharp bend in the street . |
| 20 | In fact they have to be trained — starting with distances of only a few feet from , and within sight of , the loft . |
| 21 | AS the Prince and Princess of Wales sat only a few feet apart in Seoul 's Presidential palace yesterday they could have been mistaken for strangers uncomfortably thrown together . |
| 22 | In some places the peat was only a few feet deep whereas in others it went down several yards . |
| 23 | In deep water the travelling wave may be only a few feet high : but on those rare occasions when such waves reach shallow water , or coastlines , they can rear up and explode with fearful consequences . |
| 24 | She was only a few feet away from the buffer when a rat darted in front of her , and although she jerked her head back sharply its wet tail brushed against her cheek as it disappeared into a gap between the two lengths of corroded track . |
| 25 | He sat only a few feet from the screen , perched on the edge of the bed , a study in confusion and misery . |
| 26 | A cupboard in the cell was moved aside to reveal the rope and the trap only a few feet away beyond an open door . |
| 27 | Space and depth are easily confused ; an animal 20 yards down may appear to be only a few feet away , and in following it down to get a closer look , a diver may suddenly find himself well past prescribed diving depths . |
| 28 | Unfortunately , when Beth was only a few feet away , Matthew raised his head and his eyes met hers . |
| 29 | It was a gloomy room , with one small window that let in hardly any light , as it faced another building only a few feet away . |
| 30 | With a screech , the car began to slow as the brakes were applied , and Richmann could clearly see the startled faces of the occupants as it slewed to a halt only a few feet ahead . |