Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [prep] a few inches " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said : ‘ The turntable ladder only just fitted into the churchyard by a few inches . |
| 2 | Although this was brought about by the Gulf War and the subsequent world recession , it is certainly now exacerbated by an unrestrained and reckless war of attrition in which dollars are hauled over the top of the grain of a few inches of market share . |
| 3 | Watering from below , by standing the pot in a few inches of water in the sink until the surface compost is damp , is generally the easiest method . |
| 4 | They were buried in mass graves , the corpses piled one on top of the other under a few inches of soil . |
| 5 | A steady pressure tries to pull my finger to the rod , so I go along with the movement for a few inches and then strike . |