Example sentences of "[prep] the miles " in BNC.
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| 1 | Putting on weight as fat deposits — food and fuel for the long journey ahead — their entire bodies become covered with mucus in preparation for the miles of slithering travel . |
| 2 | The nine floors below the level of the Bridge are mainly used for the miles of shelving for ‘ stacking ’ the books . |
| 3 | What is nice about the AX diesel is that you can smile smugly about the miles you are effortlessly squeezing from every gallon , in the knowledge you have sacrificed little along the way . |
| 4 | " Think of the miles of danger . |
| 5 | Immeasurably distant on the horizon stood a pair of rugby posts , so high that they were clearly visible despite the miles that seemed to separate them from him . |
| 6 | My journey should also ensure that the Clio clocks up the miles quickly , helping readers to gauge the French supermini 's durability . |
| 7 | He had given up his Saturday job in the supermarket some time back , so today he would just drive and drive , drifting along the miles of highway toward Edmonton . |
| 8 | Man 's place in these photographs is indicated , apart from the miles of clearcut ground , by tiny trucks and a speck-sized helicopter touched dawn in a clearing : Man seems like an adventurer who occurs somewhat late in geophysical history and his influence on the earth 's surface seems incommensurate with either his scale or his significance . |
| 9 | What the Stag has which most modern cars do not is the endearing ability to amble quickly , to lope effortlessly , reeling in the miles without really trying . |
| 10 | Tiki Kyte in the front and Angie Butler at the back are putting in the miles around the country lanes of Oxfordshire . |
| 11 | That is the cost of petrol for a journey will be dependent upon the miles travelled ( the independent variable ) . |
| 12 | The massive stone structure stood out bravely amidst the miles of destruction , and the crew became interested as they had n't seen it in daylight before . |
| 13 | I remember my mother dozing off on one occasion , over the miles of Salisbury Plain , and saying in a sleepy voice to Ann who had perched on her knee , ‘ Ann dear , may I have my leg back ? ’ |
| 14 | They asked me in for tea , and we all listened to the morning news on Radio Tonga , crackling over the miles from the aerials down in Tongatapu . |
| 15 | We drove back towards Titchwell Marsh , stopping to look out over the miles of salt marsh on the way . |
| 16 | She could imagine what he looked like : dark , slightly wavy hair and blue eyes , the right eyes to look out over the miles of sea all around him . |
| 17 | He switched the radio on and they drifted through the night together , flying over the miles to London . |
| 18 | Behind us , loping along like two white wolves , trotted Corin and Alleyn , seemingly oblivious to the miles we covered , padding silently behind our horses without murmur or protest . |
| 19 | His hand pointed away from the ship , across the miles of ice that covered the sea . |
| 20 | Look at the , look at the miles you had to walk at ! |