Example sentences of "were only a few [noun pl] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | And when we were only a few hours from our turn to life off , we had last-minute visitors . |
| 2 | Days later , we were only a few bio-hours from the Vadinamian system when we received a call from Mala 's pet FedPol , Chertro . |
| 3 | We were only a few miles from the coast , but in the days before we had our own car , visits to the sea were exciting expeditions . |
| 4 | By this time we were only a few yards from him and the car had almost stopped . |
| 5 | The worm-eaten stairs were only a few paces from the open door but she did n't give them a thought . |