Example sentences of "miles [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It meant we could have a sophisticated presentation platform literally in the middle of nowhere and people came from miles around for these outdoor meetings . |
| 2 | Sows were brought from miles around for mating , while settings of eggs were supplied for broody village hens , who were never fed but had to pick up their food from the village or the rice field . |
| 3 | " At the time , settlers were already cutting and burning great stretches of jungle for many miles around for agriculture , forced into the region by poverty in their own territories . |
| 4 | " The " roos will come from miles around for a green field " , said a spokesman for the Australian Wheat Board . |
| 5 | People come from miles around for Myra 's Yorkshire pudding — not to mention the gravy ! ’ |