Example sentences of "[art] few inches and " in BNC.
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1 | A steady pressure tries to pull my finger to the rod , so I go along with the movement for a few inches and then strike . |
2 | I was up in Oregon at the time and got back to find that the tremor had shoved the sewage pipes up a few inches and thrown the water out of the lavatories , a well-known portent of Satan 's arrival , if you believe the infernal guidebooks . |
3 | She tipped the sunshade back a few inches and let the dazzling rays toast her face . |
4 | In the end , it was much easier than she had thought to push the silver door open by a few inches and to stand listening , trying to see , trying to hear , trying to feel the lingering dark presence . |
5 | We did so , heaving and pushing until the bed moved a few inches and I saw the slight scorch mark on the stone floor beneath . |