Example sentences of "within a few yards " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leading to within a few yards of it was a public right-of-way . |
| 2 | Since Freemantle had to walk within a few yards of Leapor 's door whenever she approached Brackley from Hinton , it is perhaps odd that they had not met at least in passing . |
| 3 | Coleridge had rolled in his sleep down the hill slope to within a few yards of the river , and when he woke up at dawn , he found he was unable to move or even to call out to the shepherds and workmen he could see near by . |
| 4 | Within a few yards of the bank on which they had spent the uneasy night they came across the first sign of man . |
| 5 | Allen cast around and within a few yards further came upon a man-made path , narrow and winding , but in frequent use . |
| 6 | There was a multitude of small tracks that began promisingly and died to nothing within a few yards , tracks that might be the paths of men or of deer , or wolves , or wild boar . |
| 7 | Within a few yards of the school are a filling station , fire station , police HQ , and the entrance to the rail station and Great Eastern Square shopping complex car park . |
| 8 | Within a few yards of the summit you can find fir clubmoss huperzia selago , and mountain azalea loiseleuria procumbens , both delightful finds for the plant hunter . |
| 9 | As she came within a few yards of it , however , a shudder passed down its spine , and it rolled over , showing its face to the sleet . |
| 10 | A pro knows within a few yards how far he can hit the ball with each club — unlike the club golfer who has a wide variation from day to day , and even from hole to hole . |
| 11 | If it does , it has a very good chance of catching the gazelle for it is able to reach its maximum speed within a few yards , and then it is the fastest animal on four legs . |
| 12 | Those coming in from the sea do the same thing in reverse , leaving the wheel with a sideways dive when they are within a few yards of their nest-hole . |
| 13 | Only when she was on the other side of the car could she gain a clear view of Maurice and only then by closing to within a few yards . |
| 14 | I have found Roman , medieval and Georgian losses within a few yards when working suburban grass verges . |
| 15 | His move towards contracting led to his being awarded the contract for the Llanidloes and Newtown Railway in 1855 , reaching his home village a year later and passing within a few yards of his first contract , the iron bridge . |
| 16 | It was n't until she got within a few yards of him that he realized it was Maisie . |
| 17 | As well as the noise the couple would have to put up with a landfill site within a few yards of their garden . |