Example sentences of "just a short [noun sg] away " in BNC.
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| 1 | Beyond the city boundaries but just a short drive away is the Royal Shakespeare Theatre on the River Avon at Stratford , the Grand Theatre at Wolverhampton and the Arts Centre at Warwick University . |
| 2 | If one place in Britain has become inextricably associated with the unpleasant side of the nuclear industry , it is the giant complex of reactors and waste handling facilities on the Cumbrian coast just a short drive away from the Lake District . |
| 3 | Sports enthusiasts do n't lack for activities with Silverstone Race Track and the Delapre Golf Complex being amongst a host of activities and leisure pursuits just a short drive away . |
| 4 | There are glorious walks to be found in the Sierra and although there is no proper beach to speak of in Deya , there is a small cove within walking distance and the town Puerto Pollensa — with a long sweeping unspoilt beach — is just a short drive away . |
| 5 | Snowdonia National Park is just a short drive away . |
| 6 | Just a short distance away , where the Whitechapel Road has turned into the Mild End Road , was another East End concern whose name had become part of a company with national interests — Mann Crossman and Paulin of the Albion brewery . |
| 7 | As I crouched down in the trench I thought of the French family just a short distance away from us . |
| 8 | He had a good knowledge of Scotland , particularly the bagpipes , and I am sure if I had offered to go along to Brigade HQ to fetch my bagpipes he would have had me marching up and down the orchard playing his favourite tunes , much to the consternation of the other Commandos , and possibly the annoyance of the Germans just a short distance away . |
| 9 | Just a short distance away , looming above a glacier , was the dazzling , ice-hung bulk of Chonku Chuli . |
| 10 | Even now he was just a short distance away , in the club 's office , while she supervised the stocking of a new promotional lager in the bar . |
| 11 | Just next door is our main base in Bodrum , the Angora I and II , and the dynamic Halikarnas disco is just a short stroll away . |
| 12 | And , of course , all the daytime activities and evening entertainments of Cala Mesquida Village are yours to enjoy just a short walk away . |
| 13 | But there is that other Baden , just a short walk away ( or an even shorter bus ride ) with a quaint medieval quarter where you can wander amid graceful patrician houses , delightfully styled and decorated , and admire the care with which they have been preserved . |