Example sentences of "[adj] feet as he [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Only one of his birdie putts was more than 12 feet as he continued to pepper the pins .
2 The court last year heard he almost put down on the A4 at rush-hour , skimmed the Penta Hotel , and missed a telephone exchange by 12 feet as he approached Heathrow .
3 Defending champion Huggett , the former Ryder Cup skipper , missed six putts of under five feet as he slipped to a 73 for a two round aggregate of 145 — three over par .
4 The muzzle flash illuminated Farrell and the yard around him for several feet as he raked the sub-gun back and forth , spent cartridge cases spewing from the weapon ; smoke and steam rising into the damp air .
5 On this day he was gliding home to our airfield and only just made it back with less than a hundred feet as he arrived flying downwind over the boundary .
6 His WPC was looking at him anxiously for guidance , but he shook his head at her slightly and waited , standing squarely on both feet as he had done in many trying circumstances before .
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