Example sentences of "within a few [adj] yards " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Only when we were within a few hundred yards of it could we see the waves frothing over and around it , giving just a hint of the menace below . |
| 2 | At Rosemarkie in the Black Isle , north-east of Inverness , a remarkable number of stones were found within a few hundred yards of the present Groam House museum , indicating past importance as a tribal and then a religious centre . |
| 3 | There were three major ones , standing within a few hundred yards of each other . |
| 4 | If she walks within a few hundred yards of this building , she will see young people , whom the Government have deprived of benefit , sleeping rough and begging on the streets because of the total indifference of people such as the hon. Lady and Conservative Members . |
| 5 | But he said : ‘ We would not expect this to be the case when the ambulance station is within a few hundred yards of the person who made the call . ’ |