Example sentences of "[adj] hours drive " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only a few hours drive from Glasgow to a world of serenity and tranquillity . |
| 2 | Within a few hours drive of Gwent , for instance , lie some fascinating areas — the Forest of Dean , formerly a major coal-producing area ; Snowdonia , where the evidence of centuries of quarrying and mineral extraction is heaped everywhere ; Pembrokeshire , where pretty fishing villages once exported coal , and Cornwall where mining was once a much bigger earner than cream teas . |
| 3 | At the weekends he can be anywhere within a few hours drive doing the job of a ‘ Sapper ’ the army 's word for a Military Engineer . |
| 4 | Across the river from my house , hanging over the road to Honeydew from Petrolia , in far northern California , six hours drive above San Francisco , is a cliff face some 300 feet high , whose face is a constantly changing testament to the subterranean upheavals that make this region the most seismically active on the North American continent . |
| 5 | Londoner Eddie , who cleared a record eight double-decker buses with no hands on his machine at Knutsford , Cheshire , last year , will attempt the jump on a Honda CR 500 on May 11 at Simatai , about three hours drive from Peking . |
| 6 | 6 hours drive from the almost uninhabited mountain region , lies the world 's highest capital . |
| 7 | A hundred and fifty miles south of Bangkok ( approximately 3 hours drive ) are the peaceful resorts of Hua Hin and Cha Am , dreamy beach resorts with plenty of soft , white sand and clear blue water . |
| 8 | Roebuck was visiting his family at Bathurst , about five hours drive west of Sydney , when he received the SOS call . |
| 9 | Over four hours drive from Perth , with no local dealer , most knitters from the UK would give up , but no — they are really keen . |
| 10 | While I was in New South Wales , for example , each workshop was attended by members from Canberra ( ACT ) about four hours drive away . |
| 11 | Same thing , seven hours drive , terrible . |