Example sentences of "few [noun pl] from the [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Soon they were airborne , the dragon skimming along easily a few feet from the floor and leaving a billowing cloud of dust in its wake . |
| 2 | The Luggage halted a few feet from the wizard and , after a moment , retracted its legs . |
| 3 | Thoughtfully he thrust it into the base of a bush a few feet from the path and covered it with dried leaves . |
| 4 | The old lady who dare not allow herself to be more than a few yards from the toilet or the old man whose underclothes are frequently wet with urine , may often react by limitation of social life and consequent days of isolation and low morale … |
| 5 | The Council itself came under criticism in the late 1960s as containing too few members from the colleges and polytechnics , especially members other than principals and directors . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Ideally situated a few doors from the seafront and Palace Pier . |