Example sentences of "couple [prep] feet [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In The Interpretation of Dreams Freud related how a patient regularly dreamed of floating a couple of feet off the ground . |
| 2 | To enable the miller to do this more easily the arms or stocks swept to within a couple of feet of the ground . |
| 3 | Everyone , myself included , held their breath as the ball swung the last couple of feet towards the cup and disappeared . |
| 4 | Often , a flash of azure draws you eye to a kingfisher , speeding like an Exocet missile a couple of feet above the water . |
| 5 | She kicked out again , this time cracking it a couple of feet from the juncture with the adjacent wall . |
| 6 | A faded yellow skip stood a couple of feet from the door , well within diving distance . |