Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [art] few feet " in BNC.
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| 1 | The other humans said something , and the box was cautiously put down on the gravel a few feet from Masklin . |
| 2 | 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 : |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Her Suzy Lamplugh Trust personal rape alarm was lying on the ground a few feet away . |
| 5 | If you get out of position and if you find yourself too low , move up slowly in small steps , checking the movement every few feet . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | On this particular Sunday afternoon , Celia 's husband , clad in shorts and T-shirt , bent over them carefully , snipping here and there , and occasionally looking towards the pram , parked in the shade a few feet away , where his nine-month-old son , propped up by pillows and securely strapped in , made contented unintelligible noises at him . |
| 8 | 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 ) . |
| 9 | The explosion lifted the ship a few feet clear out of the water , smashing the superstructure against the low tunnel roof even as the hull burst open with a blaze of fire . |
| 10 | Stephen strode ahead with the porter towards the car park , the others a few feet behind . |
| 11 | He waited till they slowed to a stop a few feet away and a voice said , ‘ Joe ? |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Thoughtfully he thrust it into the base of a bush a few feet from the path and covered it with dried leaves . |