Example sentences of "were [vb pp] within a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the dispute in 1984 , striking miners travelling in convoy on the motorway in Nottinghamshire were stopped within a few miles of four collieries . |
| 2 | The last two — works of completely contrasting character — were written within a few weeks of each other . |
| 3 | Originally ascribed to the 1660s it now seems highly likely that they date from the 1630s and were made within a few years of each other . |
| 4 | At Rosemarkie in the Black Isle , north-east of Inverness , a remarkable number of stones were found within a few hundred yards of the present Groam House museum , indicating past importance as a tribal and then a religious centre . |
| 5 | Reductions of between 80 and 93% were achieved within a few weeks . |
| 6 | Generally , the operational data ( that is the policy records ) were destroyed within a few years of their fulfilment . |