Example sentences of "be [adv] a few inches [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were n't allowed to have a we were n't allowed to have a cup of tea in break time no but er we were all on edge you know for fear , if he kicked it it would have scalded his foot and he were , he were only a few inches away from it , and of course he went now what we used to say now nosing around and we should n't have done he had a job to get round because he was |
| 2 | The curtains were only a few inches apart and he pushed them aside so that the room was suddenly filled with light . |
| 3 | When nest building , he will return to his nest with bits of weed to cement it into place , even when the diver is only a few inches away . |
| 4 | The end of the bedstead was only a few inches away from the drawers , but in her new tiny condition it appeared to be miles . |
| 5 | Grandson Richard 's ear was only a few inches away . |
| 6 | The first time he had driven the van to Stowbridge he had smashed its top to pieces against the arch of the bridge , not realising it was just a few inches too high to go under . |