Example sentences of "of a few inches " in BNC.
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1 | A gap of a few inches appeared , with more feet behind it . |
2 | Because they Hyflo has 4 outlets , and I am trying to keep within budget , I would make do with 4 plates with a gap of a few inches between them — the overall effect should be total bottom filtration as there would be some sideways suction across the gravel in the gaps . |
3 | The killer must have been kneeling there , pistol at the ready , and as Francis emerged he or she had fired at a range of a few inches . |
4 | When he was a pace in front of her , nothing but a jangling space of a few inches between them , his voice was feather-soft . |
5 | Although this was brought about by the Gulf War and the subsequent world recession , it is certainly now exacerbated by an unrestrained and reckless war of attrition in which dollars are hauled over the top of the grain of a few inches of market share . |