Example sentences of "to within a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Recently , the identification of recombinants between XLA and the flanking markers DXS442 and DXS101 resulted in the further localization of XLA to within a 2cM interval ( R. Lovering et al. , manuscript in preparation ) . |
| 2 | Since every coin bears a mint-name , and most hoards containing Charles 's coins are dateable to within a decade or so , it has been possible to show that the coins circulated rapidly , soon after they were issued . |
| 3 | He added : ‘ The meters are automatically proven to within a calibration tolerance of 0.02 per cent each time they are operated . |
| 4 | Ursula strode to within a foot of her husband and stared straight at him . |
| 5 | While it looks a fine piece of work , the laminated tiller is extremely intrusive , extending to within a foot or two of the companionway itself . |
| 6 | Slim tree trunks with the branches cut down to within a foot of the bole were placed against the battlements , and men began to climb up them . |
| 7 | Most of the random ( thermal ) motion of the gas is thus converted into forward velocity , and the translational temperature ( which governs the velocity measured perpendicular to the flow direction , and hence the Doppler broadening ) can drop to within a degree or so of absolute zero . |
| 8 | Rooted plants are restricted to within a depth of 3 m around the shore . |
| 9 | To my surprise she felt able to walk right up to within a couple of feet of where the birds were . |
| 10 | Then , as slowly and deliberately as before , Macmillan drew from an inside pocket of his coat a smallish piece of paper and raised it to within a couple of inches of his right eye . |
| 11 | There was dark cloud to within a couple of yards of the southern horizon , below which a perfect golden background , and there was silhouetted every hill from Clent to the Sugar Loaf by Abergavenny and the Black Mountains . |
| 12 | Andy comes to within a couple of yards . |
| 13 | To enable the miller to do this more easily the arms or stocks swept to within a couple of feet of the ground . |
| 14 | Utterly ignoring her struggles to free herself , he slid one hand beneath her hair to cup the back of her neck , and pulled her face to within a couple of inches of his own . |
| 15 | There is a small wall beside the greenhouse which rises to within a metre of the top of the estate wall ; that 's my escape route . |
| 16 | Once they have flowered , the plants die , first dispersing their seeds to within a metre . |
| 17 | Sadler navigated the party to within a mile of the town , and splitting into groups the men headed off into the darkness laden with their bombs . |
| 18 | Overnight , the violence has spread to within a mile of my house . |
| 19 | My first rod is used to cast to within a yard or two of a predetermined spot ; a spot which I know from past experience is a productive one . |
| 20 | For the first time , Norman was master of his own destiny , hitting a fine recovery from sand to within a yard of the pin , with Faldo 12 feet behind the flag . |
| 21 | The highlight of the round was the eagle three at the 410-yard ninth , where Davies hit a wedge to within a yard of the hole . |
| 22 | Manton contained Palmer and they closed to within a shot with two ends left for play . |
| 23 | It was Stuart Evans , bringing a touch of Cardiff Arms Park to the proceedings with a pushover try in the right corner , who brought Saints to within a point at 14-15 . |
| 24 | IAN WRIGHT returned to his old hunting ground last night and with a poacher 's instinct shot Arsenal to within a point of the Premier League leadership . |
| 25 | Lower down in the division , Brentwood St Albans secured their second win of the Vauxhall season by defeating bottom-placed Harpenden to move up to within a point of second-placed Puma Welwyn City . |
| 26 | NORWICH moved to within a point of the top of the table in a scrappy match against relegation-haunted Oldham — but looked a long way short of genuine championship class . |
| 27 | Victory lifted Italy to within a point of Group I leaders Switzerland and three points clear of Portugal . |
| 28 | BOOKIES ' favourites Arsenal can climb to within a point of the Premier League leaders and set their sights firmly on a third title triumph in five seasons by winning at Crystal Palace tonight . |
| 29 | All the same , Jane stayed on to within a month of the birth because they could n't do without her and she needed the money . |
| 30 | The correspondence between Elizabeth and me , begun in that autumn of 1948 , was to become increasingly frequent and intimate , and it lasted to within a month of Elizabeth 's death , when she was no longer able to hold a pen . |