Example sentences of "only a few metres [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are spaced only a few metres apart , each wearing the garish colours of their clan , two on the kiteline , others as reel carriers , coaches or vociferous fans . |
| 2 | As they stared intently at a cameraman lurking on the bank , a family of mink , unnoticed peered curiously at them , from only a few metres away . |
| 3 | A beam flashed across the runway only a few metres away from the shuttle 's nose . |
| 4 | The creature was only a few metres away now . |
| 5 | The woman stopped , only a few metres away now , and exchanged a glance with Ace before turning slowly to face Defries . |
| 6 | Slightly smaller than Jeanneau 's new protégé , and displayed with considerably less ostentation only a few metres away , was the neat little Sprint designed by Joubert/Nivelt and built by Archambault . |
| 7 | The importance of getting a good start now becomes obvious , since if you fall only a few metres behind in the first minute after the start you fall into everyone else 's dirty wind and drop even further back . |