Example sentences of "the miles " in BNC.
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| 1 | What is nice about the AX diesel is that you can smile smugly about the miles you are effortlessly squeezing from every gallon , in the knowledge you have sacrificed little along the way . |
| 2 | What the Stag has which most modern cars do not is the endearing ability to amble quickly , to lope effortlessly , reeling in the miles without really trying . |
| 3 | My journey should also ensure that the Clio clocks up the miles quickly , helping readers to gauge the French supermini 's durability . |
| 4 | The miles of wet , corrugated sand were alive with dancing light , sparkling , glittering : it almost blinded you to look out to sea . |
| 5 | He hung his medal in the shop , decided it would be nice to have a few more , and has been pounding out the miles since . |
| 6 | I want to retain the present engine 's performance but increase the miles per gallon . |
| 7 | Given the miles of corridor which had to be traversed , this essential commodity left the kitchens boiling but often arrived either tepid or cold . |
| 8 | We 've known for a long time that when you can talk on the run , the miles just fly by . |
| 9 | Piling up the miles should never interest the coach at this level . |
| 10 | What else gives such a sense of covering the miles , of ground passing beneath the wheels , of travelling ? |
| 11 | The time is so long and the miles too . |
| 12 | And the miles of beach , |
| 13 | I am now in the foreign regions of Tsin and U ; and countless are the miles of the trackless way , brushed by the wings of birds alone , lying between me and my native land . |
| 14 | For Ness is the last bastion of Free Presbyterian fundamentalism and the miles of wall to wall crofthouses that line the single main road today have a palisade quality . |
| 15 | I remember my mother dozing off on one occasion , over the miles of Salisbury Plain , and saying in a sleepy voice to Ann who had perched on her knee , ‘ Ann dear , may I have my leg back ? ’ |
| 16 | The massive stone structure stood out bravely amidst the miles of destruction , and the crew became interested as they had n't seen it in daylight before . |
| 17 | So just how fast is the HPC and did it , as Caterham suggested it might , grow faster as the miles accrue ? |
| 18 | The further they went into the forest the more it seemed as though the village behind , with Fat Watt and Diggory the King 's man and the priest , represented the enemy , and the miles and miles of trees she had formerly and still a little feared had become a sort of sanctuary , a hiding place . |
| 19 | Putting on weight as fat deposits — food and fuel for the long journey ahead — their entire bodies become covered with mucus in preparation for the miles of slithering travel . |
| 20 | The green pastures , the shimmering lakes , the dales and valleys , the towering mountains and the miles and miles of coastline . |
| 21 | The miles all add up . |
| 22 | The miles all add up . |
| 23 | Other people may settle down happily : the noise means a safe background , a train on its way — eating the miles , with a rhythm and vibration which could be thought of as a loud , comforting lullaby . |
| 24 | Latterly , as the miles between themselves and the capital had lessened , Prince Richard had fallen uncustomarily silent . |
| 25 | Yet there remained a fierce energy in her , which allowed her , now , her time growing near , to walk the miles from Islington , stride over the rough grass at last with increasing ease . |
| 26 | He had given up his Saturday job in the supermarket some time back , so today he would just drive and drive , drifting along the miles of highway toward Edmonton . |
| 27 | They asked me in for tea , and we all listened to the morning news on Radio Tonga , crackling over the miles from the aerials down in Tongatapu . |
| 28 | Adrenalin runs fast in the Cuillin and eagerness keeps the feet moving , but it must be borne in mind that the miles are long and rough and enough time must be allowed for the return to base . |
| 29 | For walkers there is the excitement of exploring Dartmoor National Park and the miles of scenic coastal path . |
| 30 | The nine floors below the level of the Bridge are mainly used for the miles of shelving for ‘ stacking ’ the books . |