Example sentences of "[noun] a few feet [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lewis had backed the car a few feet down the ramp and was about to turn towards the Cherwell Arms when he heard his master 's voice — a single hissed and incredulous blasphemy : |
| 2 | The other humans said something , and the box was cautiously put down on the gravel a few feet from Masklin . |
| 3 | Half way to the door I swivelled and , as if simply following the script of this particular hangover , strolled back to the table and came to a halt with my hands in my pockets a few feet from Davis 's chair . |
| 4 | Frantic attempts to have my bags recalled came to nought and by half-past-one the Taiwan Timberland lookalikes hit deep slush at Torino after a salivating glimpse of Monte Bianco and blanketed environs a few feet to the left wingtip. 10 December must have been a great day for skiing . |
| 5 | The reason for this was the bright point of light that had popped into existence a few feet from his eyes . |
| 6 | I heard a noise one night , like several motorbikes roaring down the road , only it was coming from above , and as I looked out of the window there they were — three red exhausts in the sky , blinding along a parallel course a few feet above the roof tops . |
| 7 | It was headed by Det Supt Bill Coady , who sat grim-faced with fellow detectives in the court a few feet from the dock as the verdicts were announced , to gasps from the court 's public gallery . |
| 8 | ‘ That 's a patch of grass a few feet by a few feet , ’ I informed him , suddenly aware that Mr Palmer had never visited Chelsea Terrace in his life . |
| 9 | Along the foot of the South Downs north of Chichester there is the well-known Goodwood raised beach at about 30–40 m ( 100–130 ft ) OD , with gravels which are readily recognisable as beach material : a low raised beach a few feet above present high tide level is to be found on the Gower peninsula in South Wales ; on the west coast of Scotland a raised beach at approximately 7 5 m ( 25 ft ) OD occurs on many of the islands , such as Arran , and in many of the lochs . |
| 10 | On the other hand , lifting a genuine wineglass a few feet in the air by sheer mental energy required several hours of systematic preparation if the wizard wished to prevent the simple principle of leverage flicking his brain out through his ears . |
| 11 | It is the generally accepted method of succession in our family , but , ’ the corpse sighed , or at least a sigh came from the air a few feet above it , ‘ it soon became obvious that none of my three children is sufficiently powerful to wrest the lordship of the Wyrmberg from the other two . |
| 12 | Thoughtfully he thrust it into the base of a bush a few feet from the path and covered it with dried leaves . |
| 13 | If this is not possible , allow roughly the same amount of space on each opposing side ( for example , by placing one side of the rug a few feet from a wall and the opposite side the same distance from a large piece of furniture ) . |
| 14 | As they drew closer , they could see that the sides of the surrounding containers were covered with a gleaming wetness , spattered to a height a few feet above their heads . |
| 15 | In the centre of the island are the fire mountains — dormant volcanoes — where the temperature is 400 degrees a few feet below the surface , and you can find a restaurant that grills your steak on the native rock . |