Example sentences of "more than [art] [det] foot " in BNC.

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1 The male of the species is an unadulterated chauvinist who will not allow the females of his harem to move more than a few feet from him .
2 The land was not flat now but undulating , rising no more than a few feet in various shades of brown and gold as far as the eye could see .
3 And excellent sight is most important if your world is in the air or your head is more than a few feet above the ground .
4 Now , as always at the beginning of the rainy season , dense black clouds began to roll in over the Residency from the direction of the river , advancing slowly , not more than a few feet above the ground and masking completely whatever lay in their path .
5 They hesitated among the thick heather , unable to see more than a few feet ahead .
6 A shy doe stood stock-still , observing us from no more than a few feet away .
7 None of them was out by more than a few feet .
8 From more than a few feet it was impossible to tell even the sex of the figure .
9 Luckily they were usually no more than a few feet deep .
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