Example sentences of "only [adj] inches " in BNC.
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| 1 | The blade is 7 inches long , and only 1.5 inches wide at the handle , tapering down to a 0.75 inch point . |
| 2 | In some places metal sinks and is covered over so quickly that even Victorian losses can be out of range ; at the other end of the scale I found a 14th century key in a wood , that came up from a depth of only 2 inches . |
| 3 | There is an unusual small catmint ( Nepeta phylloclamys ) next to some tiny lilies that grow only six inches tall , and a viola on a tall stem that E A Bowles wrote about . |
| 4 | If you 're inside , and you 're standing in only six inches of water , not six feet , and you 've got three or four floorboards floating about , you use one of them as a ram to break the lock or batter the door down . |
| 5 | The Keyhole KH-11 I , which has vastly improved visual sensors , is said to have the ability to see objects only six inches long on the ground and to be able to read number plates on cars driving along Russian streets or identify one mullah from another in Iran by measuring the size of their beards . |
| 6 | I am pleased to see the bullet land only six inches from the leaf . |
| 7 | We have already observed that it is more difficult to speechread unless there is enough space between you and the speaker — eyes can not possibly focus on the whole face if it is only six inches away . |
| 8 | She kept telling Ivan that she had to leave , and he kept telling her that he was a great lover although his prick was only six inches long . |
| 9 | Firstly , we came across electric cables that were only three inches below the surface of the ground . |
| 10 | ‘ Yes , well as you will appreciate , this is the spare uniform that fits me best , i.e. , it was made for someone only three inches shorter than I am . |
| 11 | On the Forties field they are around 15 inches , whereas in Cusiana , because of the hardness of the rock , they are only 6–8 inches . |
| 12 | While large enough , the new route , called Cobble Inlet , was still only 14–18 inches high , and comprised an intimidating series of squeezes for some 90 metres . |
| 13 | They can distinguish between two sounds which are only 18 inches apart at a distance of 60 feet ; they can separate with ease two sounds that are coming from the same direction , but at different distances ; and they can differentiate two sounds that have only a half-tone of difference between them . |
| 14 | His homeward golf was error-free , a birdie at the thirteenth , from a putt of only 18 inches , putting him below the card , and a 25-foot putt at the last keeping him within reach of the English player . |
| 15 | Too small to fire ( they are only 4 inches long ) , the Dolls ' House guns break and load and are typical Purdeys , with two triggers and a top lever . |
| 16 | It 's smaller than a sheet of A4 paper , and is only 1.25 inches thick , so it 's an ideal travelling companion . |
| 17 | The floor is only ten inches square so you ca n't sit down or squat in it . |
| 18 | She was tall , only five inches less than his own six foot one . |
| 19 | Only five inches of water was allowed for baths . |
| 20 | A police chief said only twenty inches of snow would stop crime rising in one of the world 's most violent cities . |
| 21 | In fact , if every Briton decided to go to the seaside on the same day there would be only four inches of sand per person ! |
| 22 | ‘ There 's only two inches clearance between the boiler and the frames of Calthrop which makes it difficult to work on and get at anything when things need doing . |
| 23 | It 's only two inches above my knees ; a proper mini should be at least six . |
| 24 | This caused them to sink into the ground until the crossbar was only two inches above the grass . |
| 25 | Along some stretches only eighteen inches were visible . |
| 26 | A rough hinged wire door had been fashioned in cheap soft wood , only eighteen inches square . |
| 27 | It was only eighteen inches or so high , yet it emitted a distinct primitive terror . |
| 28 | It is said that his height at the time of his death was only 39 inches . |
| 29 | BRITAIN 'S driest spot is Lee Wick Farm , Clacton which has only 2½ inches of rainfall each year . |
| 30 | I decide to play it safe , so I tackle up with a ¼oz bullet stopped only 1½ inches from the number 4 hook . |