Example sentences of "[adj] minute ' walk " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a few minutes ' walk I arrived at the edge of the wooded area ; in front of me was about two hundred yards of grass , rising to the high ground covered by thick gorse and ferns . |
| 2 | Her flat was only a few minutes ' walk away from the station . |
| 3 | It was only a few minutes ' walk to her office in Aldersgate Street ; but she normally did not arrive there till nine . |
| 4 | In the Howk , an eerie limestone gorge reached by a pleasant few minutes ' walk from the southern corner of the village green , is the threadbare ruin of a bobbin mill . |
| 5 | Just under half lived in the same household as the dementia sufferer ( 45 per cent ) ; most of the remainder lived within easy reach : 14 per cent in the same street or only a few minutes ' walk away , 20 per cent within two miles , ten per cent within five miles , and only 11 per cent further than five miles away ( although in Newham 36 per cent of the principal carers lived more than two miles away compared with only 12 per cent in Ipswich ) . |
| 6 | Only a few minutes ' walk from the Centre the ARC is a must for anyone interested in the subject of archaeology . |
| 7 | It 's hot , it 's happy and it 's home for the next six weeks , along with the University Arms Hotel a few minutes ' walk away . |
| 8 | After a few minutes ' walk it seemed she had truly left the hamlet of Pook 's Common behind . |
| 9 | A few minutes ' walk away the Boulevard Gallieni has been renamed the Boulevard Soummam but it is still spectacular : wide enough for the sun to congregate here for most of the day , not simply dropping in for an hour as it always has to in the canyon streets of Manhattan . |
| 10 | One of the world 's finest hotels , the Mandarin Oriental overlooks the harbour , a few minutes ' walk from the famous Star Ferry . |
| 11 | There must be very few bird reserves situated only a few minutes ' walk from the centre of a town which turn out to be as rewarding as Radipole Lake , another RSPB reserve . |
| 12 | He booked in to the Inter-Continental Hotel , only a few minutes ' walk from the fairground . |
| 13 | Sycorax no longer leaked whatever liquids or foods she was able to consume , as she had during the worst of her fever , and Ariel could prop her up into a sitting position , and then , presenting her shoulders to her , go down on one knee to hoist her piggy-back and carry her to the privy in the forest a few minutes ' walk away . |
| 14 | When the British evicted the Mughals from the Red Fort in 1857 , some of the court eunuchs had come to live nearby , a few minutes ' walk from the Turkman Gate . |
| 15 | The Royal Scottish National Orchestra gives weekly concerts in the Usher Hall ; Scottish Opera comes to Edinburgh regularly and there are performances by the Scottish Ensemble , the Scottish Chamber Orchestra , the Scottish Early Music Consort and other groups , many of these in the Queen 's Hall , just a few minutes ' walk from the central University area . |
| 16 | The centre of San Antonio with its famous ‘ West End ’ is just a five minute stroll away and guests here are welcome to use the pool at the Brisa , about 10 minutes ' walk away . |
| 17 | On Orange Grove Road , just 5 minutes ' walk from Singapore 's main shopping and entertainment area along Orchard Road , this extremely luxurious hotel is set in beautiful gardens . |
| 18 | The house is right on the edge of the University campus , only about 5 minutes ' walk from where we teach . |
| 19 | Just ten minutes ' walk from the city centre , the Jewellery Quarter is home to over 200 manufacturing jewellers and 50 silversmiths , as well as the Birmingham School of Jewellery and Silversmithing . |
| 20 | Ideally located , it 's only ten minutes ' walk from Levante Beach and very close to a selection of cafés , shops , bars and restaurants . |
| 21 | No more than ten minutes ' walk from Celtic Crescent , in a wide drab street that was unserved by any tram route , its tall aspect , railed forecourt and large Star of David hewn out of the brickwork over the doors drew attention to its foreignness . |
| 22 | BRIGADIER Dougal Munro s flat in Haston Place was only ten minutes ' walk from the London headquarters of SOE in Baker Street . |
| 23 | The Coco D'Or is in an excellent position at Beau Vallon , only 3 minutes ' walk from the famous Beau Vallon Beach . |
| 24 | Another five minutes ' walk and I find a slow piece of water that looks extremely chubby . |
| 25 | A lack-lustre school five minutes ' walk from home with no major roads to be crossed may be preferred to a showpiece two miles away . |
| 26 | Bradford City Centre interchange is five minutes ' walk from the Museum with rail , bus and taxi service under one roof . |
| 27 | Mark : I ca n't say that to the same extent , but where I live at the moment I know a lot of people within five minutes ' walk and there are ten or fifteen gay people I know who live locally ; there are people I can visit without any great effort whatsoever , whom I 'm likely to meet in the shops . |
| 28 | The coach which picked up the Cedars ' children stopped about five minutes ' walk away from their home . |
| 29 | It has two bedrooms , a kitchen , a bath and inside lavatory , and one living room , and is within five minutes ' walk of the shops . |
| 30 | The Lower Tier is five minutes ' walk away . |