Example sentences of "few feet [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's become apparent that had the plane been a few feet higher it would have hill . |
| 2 | He enters upstage , makes a small arc and leaves by the same side , a few feet downstage . |
| 3 | At Harrods , Gardiner looked to be rowing a little short forward and Cambridge shot Hammersmith Bridge possibly a few feet ahead . |
| 4 | On the ground floor he walked a few feet ahead , leaving me to trundle behind like a meek Arab wife . |
| 5 | They hesitated among the thick heather , unable to see more than a few feet ahead . |
| 6 | With a screech , the car began to slow as the brakes were applied , and Richmann could clearly see the startled faces of the occupants as it slewed to a halt only a few feet ahead . |
| 7 | Carefully measuring out distances and angle of fire , the Doctor triggered the blaster on its constant wide-beam setting , directing it at a spot on the tunnel floor a few feet ahead , where there was a sharp corner . |
| 8 | In the mist , Giles could see only a few feet ahead , so he moved very carefully . |
| 9 | The thin basal member of the Trias , only a few feet thick , can be found all round the Alpine chain . |
| 10 | Gradual encroachment by landowners stealing a few feet whenever they cultivated adjacent fields had severely reduced the width of the original ‘ cordons sanitaire ’ . |
| 11 | But the spit at Pellestrina , which is only a few feet high , is vulnerable to being breached , the experts believe a 12km long perched beach could provide the answer . |
| 12 | Whether you are perceiving the planet from only a few feet up or from around the lofty peaks of mountains and hillsides , excellent sight ( or sonar ) is almost a prerequisite : there are hosts of obstacles to circumnavigate and far distances to discern if you travel by air ! |
| 13 | Sometimes the youngsters flew a few feet up into the air to take the offering — to return immediately to the safety of the wire . |
| 14 | He took a run at the tree trunk , and scrambled a few feet up before pitching on his head . |
| 15 | ‘ Only for those few feet outside . |
| 16 | Even if the pilot is fully aware of being close to the stall , he will instinctively hold off until the glider stalls down the last few feet rather than fly into obstructions at speed . |
| 17 | Today the surface of the peat fens lies only a few feet above or below sea-level . |
| 18 | AS the Prince and Princess of Wales sat only a few feet apart in Seoul 's Presidential palace yesterday they could have been mistaken for strangers uncomfortably thrown together . |
| 19 | One scene among many that captures the ironic mix of commonplace and macabre has two kids battling over a football , just a few feet away from a dead body . |
| 20 | There were opportunities to flirt with other passengers , moments when young American women returning from a long tour left mothers and aunts below deck , and , standing a few feet away from Edward , they stared out at the Atlantic . |
| 21 | A flurry of pleasure as my favourite , stacked nuts , came to the rescue and then the sling was just a few feet away . |
| 22 | It was a buffalo , one of Africa 's most unpredictable and dangerous animals , out of sight but just a few feet away from where we were standing . |
| 23 | Trevor Francis , the Queen 's Park Rangers manager , sat a few feet away from Malmo 's Bobby Houghton , other shadier characters scouting for the wealth blended happily into the background . |
| 24 | The lopped neck and head lay a few feet away , and starving cats licked the blood-soaked earth . |
| 25 | The shelling had stopped now and it was certain that someone had been killed or wounded , maybe the chap in the next slit trench a few feet away . |
| 26 | A few feet away two medics were lying stretched out on the floor of the barn , one lying face down , his arms by his sides , he appeared to be dead . |
| 27 | During my short conversation with the Colonel , I was being observed rather suspiciously by three of his Officers a few feet away , sitting on top of their slit trenches performing their ablutions . |
| 28 | One of the Maguire girls Ellie or Molly , I think it was Molly , they were all fine looking , tall women — came out to do her morning business and hunkered down under an apple tree a few feet away from Eddie . |
| 29 | Nolan , glowering routinely at Sam from a few feet away , switched his ill-humour to me . |
| 30 | The cart was only a few feet away but he shrugged his shoulders and headed towards it . |