Example sentences of "[noun sg] for a [adj] miles " in BNC.
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| 1 | After eight miles of rough driving , we reached the local highland town of Makale , and the only petrol-pump for a hundred miles . |
| 2 | After running the engine for a few miles , the gauge is up to the red . |
| 3 | In Salah would be the biggest town for a thousand miles . |
| 4 | The next day I decided to walk through the forest for a few miles and take the train to Strelsau from a little station along the road . |
| 5 | I recently changed my 1971 Range Rover for a 26,000 miles , high compression engine , 1984 model . |
| 6 | We travel almost in silence for a few miles . |
| 7 | There 's no sea for a hundred miles , you stupid man ! ’ |