Example sentences of "a few miles of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These two mills were also on the direct route to Bristol and within a few miles of Fromebridge . |
| 2 | Adverse winds carried them not to Kintail , from which they could have got within a few miles of Inverness by water , but to the shores of Loch Alsh , a sea-water inlet separating the Isle of Skye from the south-west tip of Ross and Cromarty . |
| 3 | ‘ A few miles of convent floor to polish , a few million sheets to hem . |
| 4 | It is worth remembering that most accidents happen within a few miles of home . |
| 5 | The fact that it was larger than most local mills and within a few miles of Cirencester probably saved it . |