Example sentences of "[verb] a few feet [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the dream , but not in memory , a mist rose a few feet above the surface of the water like a veil over a familiar face . |
| 2 | Perched a few feet from the top of the 1,000ft Glenshane Pass is one of N. Ireland 's most famous pubs , and probably also ’ its ’ highest , The Ponderosa . |
| 3 | Dismayed at the pain he had inflicted and at the pain he himself felt in consequence , Richard rushed forward , then stopped a few feet from Victoria twisting from side to side in frustration , wondering how he could stop her crying . |
| 4 | Martin stopped a few feet before him and stood with legs planted firmly apart , said loud enough to be heard above the music , ‘ What are you drinking ? ’ |
| 5 | In the tribal agencies , government authority frequently ends a few feet from the road . |
| 6 | Lying in a widening pool of blood , he stared vacant eyed with shock at his severed right arm lying a few feet from his face , still clothed in its black sleeve . |
| 7 | Choosing to turn a blind eye to the unlikely drama that was unfolding a few feet in front of her , she merely expressed her gratitude for the imitation topaz bangle that she 'd just unwrapped , before turning on her heels and heading downstairs to catch the special seasonal episode of Crossroads . |
| 8 | Visibility on both motorways was down to 50 yards but some drivers were speeding a few feet from the vehicle in front . |
| 9 | Every few minutes a large solid mass breaks off and topples forward in a cascade of loose , glowing material , and comes to rest a few feet from the main mass , leaving a fading , sullen red glowing scar to mark the place on the flow where it came from . |
| 10 | As he sipped his cider , Yanto 's attention was drawn to a group standing a few feet from their table . |
| 11 | The Luggage halted a few feet from the wizard and , after a moment , retracted its legs . |
| 12 | She pushes off and lets herself drift a few feet above the ground , holding her skirt round her knees . |
| 13 | Quickly Grant slid a few feet down the slates and leaned carefully out round the edge of the massive chimney stack , until he could peer over the coping . |
| 14 | It stood a few feet above the nodding , windy heather and was open and grassy at the top . |
| 15 | Fernando did n't move , just stood a few feet from her with dark , expressionless eyes . |
| 16 | At first the glare from Lucifer — extending beyond Moloch 's ice-locked horizon , and reflecting from Belial high above — turned the depths of space into a flat black backdrop that could just as well have been suspended a few feet in front of her eyes . |