Example sentences of "[prep] a few [noun pl] away " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tonight there was a moon , starlight even , and he knew that after a few minutes away from the house it would be possible for her to see with surprising clarity ; but moon or no moon , it seemed to make little difference to her and she 'd been spending hours abroad at even the deepest , darkest point in the cycle . |
| 2 | For these reasons , and many more , no teenager returns home , even after a few months away , without having changed . |
| 3 | Some were parents enjoying the luxury of a few hours away from their children , who were fully occupied with games and competitions at the miniclub . |
| 4 | Whether you break down , have your car stolen , or need the police or an ambulance , help will be only the press of a few buttons away — without leaving the car . |
| 5 | When he came to the surface , by some obscure miracle his leash had held , and his board was bobbing about a few yards away . |
| 6 | Nolan , glowering routinely at Sam from a few feet away , switched his ill-humour to me . |
| 7 | It is easy to spot from a few feet away . |
| 8 | Visually , the body reminds me of a Schecter or Tom Anderson and if it was n't for Aria 's distinctive headstock you 'd be hard pushed to tell this was n't a £1500 guitar from a few feet away . |
| 9 | As they move forward , Tepilit , without warning , hurls his spear at the district officer from a few feet away . |
| 10 | From a few feet away , I hear a doctor speaking . |
| 11 | He 's from a few miles away , near Natron . |
| 12 | Watch from a few yards away and you will see an elegant rodent , about the size and shape of a hare but with long stilt-like legs , step daintily towards the hole , nose lifted warily . |
| 13 | When she turned to go upstairs and change , she saw Lucenzo leaning against a pillar , watching her from a few yards away . |
| 14 | Now he found a young man from a few doors away was home on leave from the Royal Engineers and spent some of his leave with him and some visiting relations , as men on leave were expected to do . |
| 15 | The curtains bowed in a few yards away , almost touching the window-sill , the movement like a wave . |
| 16 | Wivenhoe have just two home games left , an Essex derby with Grays and a real six-pointer against Wokingham , and Dowman is demanding two wins , plus a few points away from Broad Lane . |