Example sentences of "[be] some [num] [noun] away " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was discovered by Edmond Halley in 1714 ; it is some 22000 light-years away , with a real diameter of around 160 light-years . |
| 2 | Authoritative sources have revealed that his daughter Miss Jade Jagger is some four months away from her confinement . |
| 3 | Of all the National Trust gardens in Cornwall , it is probably the least favoured climatically ; the coast is some nine miles away which reduces the maritime influence and the south-west corner of Bodmin Moor is even nearer . |
| 4 | A small beach , perfect for a cooling dip , is some 160 yards away . |
| 5 | It was discovered as long ago as 1746 , and is some 50000 light-years away , with a real diameter of about 150 light-years . |
| 6 | The corpse was barely recognisable , the face battered with extreme savagery , the skull smashed to such an extent that much of the brain was some two feet away . |
| 7 | When it was some ten metres away and was obviously not going to stop at the shelter , Adam stepped right into its path . |
| 8 | The camp at Kedos was some 300 miles away , but it was a pleasant change from the squalor of the previous month . |
| 9 | Our nearest well was some 30 minutes away so that was an hour walking in all . |