Example sentences of "[art] [adj] miles of [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was glad to reach Garrynahine Inn , and after the fourteen miles of a walk was not unthankful to test the merits of a roasted wild duck for breakfast . |
| 2 | Since 1926 the western fringes of the Cheviots have been planted with 250 square miles of close-packed conifers , while in their depths sprawl the seven miles of the Kielder Water reservoir , Europe 's largest man-made lake . |
| 3 | Easily Accessible : There is a large number of footpaths and bridleways in the area , and two long-distance paths , the Oxford Way and the Cotswold Way , pass within a few miles of the hotel . |
| 4 | Police here are publicising facilities within a few miles of the road . |
| 5 | The travelling chaos of a modern party leader 's election entourage had carried Major within a few miles of the home of the founder of the profession , a few of whose more troublesome contemporary practitioners are said to have caused him much irritation over the 16 months of his premiership . |
| 6 | They set off quite cheerily , but when they were within a few miles of the tarmac coast road , the truck hit a gully and gave a sickening lurch . |
| 7 | At dawn they were well hidden in a cave and the following night they were able to march to within a few miles of the beach where they were to be picked up . |
| 8 | A terrific finish to four and a half miles of the world 's greatest steeplechase . |