Example sentences of "just a [det] yards from " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sailors stopped digging when the trench was about one foot deep , then they sat down and lit up their cigarettes , gazing around the orchard , taking not the slightest notice of the mortar team just a few yards from them . |
| 2 | The Egyptians are asking for Cleopatra 's Needle , the great granite obelisk of 1500 BC which stands on the Thames embankment just a few yards from the Savoy . |
| 3 | It is perhaps ironic that , with such a volume of water just a few yards from the doors , it had to use steam . |
| 4 | Set among the pine trees just a few yards from the white sandy beach , the hotel has immediate access to all facilities in the Forte Hotel Village , at no extra charge , in addition to its own select amenities . |
| 5 | Eleanor began to walk towards her car , which was parked on the drive just a few yards from where Jessamy was standing . |
| 6 | On a recent visit to Grenada in the Caribbean , I saw a sign ‘ Ottways ’ Funeral Home on the carrenage just a few yards from the sea , I decided to enquire . |