Example sentences of "a few paces [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She followed Edgar a few paces across the room . |
| 2 | Lucille , her face paled by fear , held d'Alembord 's arm as he walked a few paces into the room and bowed primly to Christopher Manvell . |
| 3 | A few paces to the right Yuan was flexing arm and shoulder muscles as if to ease some strain or tension , and Rostov wondered if the assassins knew how fast a Manchu could move when the need arose . |
| 4 | The guards behind Rincewind backed away , and their captain took a few paces to the right . |
| 5 | Susan , who lives in Sunderland , can walk only a few paces with a stick , has lost the use of an arm and has impaired eyesight . |
| 6 | There were checks to be done , now that Hess had replaced the mechanic , so Karlheinz backed off a few paces with the camera . |
| 7 | CROSS A FAST TYPIST WITH A WINDOWS WORD PROCESSOR AND THE CHANCES ARE YOU 'LL SEE SOME WAILING AND GNASHING OF TEETH AS THE PROGRAM CHUGS ALONG A FEW PACES BEHIND THE USER . |
| 8 | She gave a slight , sad smile , stood up and took a few paces round the bedroom . |
| 9 | Visitors to the city may easily fail to chance upon Portugal Place which remains an oasis of timeless calm only a few paces from the crowded pavements of the city centre . |
| 10 | The worm-eaten stairs were only a few paces from the open door but she did n't give them a thought . |
| 11 | I should have said that these houses are all close to the road , perhaps a few paces from the pavement . |
| 12 | 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 . |