Example sentences of "[subord] a few inches " in BNC.
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| 1 | Benn , the WBC title-holder , countered : little more than a few inches from his hated foe 's nose , returned the observation in kind . |
| 2 | He was n't expecting the jarring shock that shot through his other arm but the shortness of the flex prevented him from pulling it more than a few inches off the table . |
| 3 | Many great rivers — the Ganges and the Indus , the Amazon and the Yangtze — are so muddy that the animals swimming in them can not see more than a few inches ahead . |
| 4 | She had not moved more than a few inches when one of the men broke free , his fist smashing downwards . |
| 5 | The water pours on until a few inches has collected in the bottom . |
| 6 | If the hole is a shallow one , it could be as little as a few inches beneath the surface . |