Example sentences of "lie a [det] miles " in BNC.
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| 1 | Toftingall , which lies a few miles south from the village of Watten , was one of the first Caithness lochs we fished . |
| 2 | WINDY Loch Assynt lies a few miles from the coast , near the picturesque fishing village of Lochinver ; surrounded by a ridge of mountains eleven miles in length , none of which drop below 2,000 feet , crowned by Sutherland 's highest peak , mighty Ben More Assynt . |
| 3 | At a more modest level , the office of clerk of the works at Middleham was filled by a Westmorland man , Michael Wharton of Kirkby Thore , whose home lay a few miles from Gloucester 's lordship of Penrith . |
| 4 | Our cargo of cement was destined for a factory at Tima , a town which lay a few miles back from the riverbank . |
| 5 | Wadi Halfa lay a few miles inland . |
| 6 | At a more modest level , the office of clerk of the works at Middleham was filled by a Westmorland man , Michael Wharton of Kirkby Thore , whose home lay a few miles from Gloucester 's lordship of Penrith . |