Example sentences of "[noun] not too far from " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Oswaldston Arts Club had an exhibition room , which they called the Lowry Gallery , in the upper storey of a disused warehouse not too far from the centre of town . |
| 2 | The number repatriated in this way has amounted to tens of thousands annually since 1980 , when the present rules were instituted — a figure not too far from that of the boat people whom Britain and Hong Kong governments expect to send home to Vietnam . |
| 3 | The number repatriated in this way has amounted to tens of thousands annually since 1980 , when the present rules were instituted — a figure not too far from that of the boat people whom Britain and Hong Kong governments expect to send home to Vietnam . |
| 4 | It was not only the cottages of Surrey , Sussex and Kent that inspired the Arts and Crafts architects ; there was also a strong movement in Cheshire , where a wealth of clients wanted new homes not too far from the great cities of Liverpool and Manchester . |
| 5 | I have an apartment not too far from headquarters . |
| 6 | When the cockchafers arrived , Lucy , the O'Hanlon sisters , Harry , Fleury , Mohammed and Ram were all seated around a little fire in the middle of the floor of the banqueting hall not too far from the baronial fireplace which had unfortunately become impossible to reach through the stacks of " possessions " ; this fire had been cleverly made by Lucy herself out of bits and pieces of smashed furniture ; a large gothic " chair of oak , which Lucy 's lovely but not very powerful muscles had been unable to get the better of , lay on its side with one leg in the fire while the kettle hung from the leg above it , an ingenious idea of Lucy 's own . |
| 7 | I 'D never heard of Mike Harding until I moved to Sedbergh , a little town not too far from Hawes , but a long way away from anywhere else . |
| 8 | I know a little place not too far from here . |
| 9 | They picnicked , and explored the countryside not too far from Lambkin Farm , still quite unaware of the passionate natures they kept in check . |
| 10 | In a blind reflex not too far from panic , she wheeled into the bushes and began to thrash her way through them . |
| 11 | On the rear lawn not too far from the house stood a summerhouse . |
| 12 | Because of a longstanding health condition , her father was not considered physically suitable for the armed forces and so he worked in a munitions factory not too far from their home . |