Example sentences of "came [prep] within [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nearly three-quarters of the boys who were apprenticed to cutlers in and around Sheffield between 1650 and 1724 came from within a 15-mile radius of their new homes and only 4 per cent migrated more than 40 miles . |
| 2 | As for the incomers , about 108 freemen ( 47·2 per cent ) were immigrants who came from within a 20-mile radius , 75 ( 29·3 per cent ) came from between 20 and 50 miles and 73 ( 28·5 per cent ) came from further afield . |
| 3 | Nearly half of these poorer people came from within a 20-mile radius , but some of the others came long distances . |
| 4 | Over 40 per cent of Preston 's immigrants came from within a 10-mile radius and only about 30 per cent had come in from more than 30 miles away . |
| 5 | The largest group of immigrants came from within a 5-mile radius , but almost as many came from 5–10 miles and as many again from beyond 20 miles ; only half this number came from between 10 and 20 miles . |
| 6 | Some of them even came from within the nuclear fold , concerned that the truth should be told from the inside out . |
| 7 | The origins of this view probably came from within the Board of Education under Morant who , together with his assistants , desired to bridge the gap between education and industry so as to create a ‘ balanced culture for the masses ’ with the schools providing pupils with ‘ meaning for the work they did with their hands ’ . |
| 8 | It came from within the cottage , a quiet sound , but cutting through all the noise from outside . |
| 9 | Since the reformist animus came from within the Party and not from anti-Socialist elements outside it , he trusted that the Soviet leaders would grasp the artfulness and wisdom of his innovations . |
| 10 | In this case the driving force for transformational change came from within the organization and was led by the top leadership . |
| 11 | The initiative for this venture came from within the company , and employees in many departments organised and handled every aspect of the day . |
| 12 | In the Shropshire parish of Myddle between 1541 and 1701 nearly everyone found a husband or wife within a 10-mile radius of his or her dwelling and most partners came from within the neighbourhood that was centred upon the market towns of Shrewsbury , Ellesmere and Wem ; only the gentry sought wives or husbands from a slightly wider area . |
| 13 | When it came to within a few days of my scheduled departure date , I said to Michael , ‘ I suppose it 's too late now . ’ |