Example sentences of "over a mile " in BNC.
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| 31 | The nearest village is Ponte d'Assi just over a mile away . |
| 32 | Berrynarbour a traditional Devon village and Watermouth Castle are both just over a mile distant . |
| 33 | The distance from his grandmother 's house was just over a mile . |
| 34 | for over a mile , dropping like two cut flowers |
| 35 | Until 1953 Bauen 's only transport access was by the lake , and although today 's motorway N2 Basel-Chiasso passes within 2km ( just over a mile ) of the village , it does so in a tunnel through the mountain rock . |
| 36 | Disregarding this turn , the road for Altdorf continues straight on for 2km ( just over a mile ) . |
| 37 | Further on by 2km ( just over a mile ) at the hamlet of Hinterthal , the road crosses the river and forks where the stream is joined by a tributary . |
| 38 | After 2km ( just over a mile ) the left-hand branch of the road from Hinterthal reaches the entrance to the remarkable Holloch Caverns ( the labyrinthine passages of which are calculated to extend some 93km ( 58 miles ) ; 1km ( half a mile ) of the caves are open to visitors ) . |
| 39 | Leaving Hasle behind , in about 2km ( just over a mile ) turn left to cross the river into Lutzelfluh near where the Langete tributary joins the Emme . |
| 40 | However , before resuming the circular journey it worthwhile to take a short deviation along the Wolhusen-Luzern road for about 2km ( just over a mile ) , following the river ( as does also the Bern-Langnau-Luzern railway ) to admire the strikingly beautiful site of the convent of Werthenstein , poised on a high bluff dom nating a bend of the river . |
| 41 | Circumstances can arise which are difficult to anticipate ; for example , one site with which the author was involved was situated over a mile from the sea , but part of the site was on ground made up from Elizabethan times and included a harbour wall . |
| 42 | Often the outfall will be off-site and it may be necessary to provide a storm water sewer of over a mile to achieve an outfall acceptable to the water authority . |
| 43 | The coats were ornately if not fabulously stitched with over a mile of gold thread . |
| 44 | In 1878 he became the joint winner in Birmingham of a handicap walking race over a mile with a 45-yard handicap . |
| 45 | They can smell the bombykol released by a single female , at a distance of over a mile . |
| 46 | The most popular events were the cycle races which were raced over a mile , 2 miles and 3 miles including handicaps and novice events and finishing with a 3 mile handicap race open to all comers " . |
| 47 | ‘ In the States , most of the big races are over a mile or ten furlongs and it is becoming trickier by the season to be absolutely sure you have made the right decision . ’ |
| 48 | The pair were in the front rank throughout , nothing else landing a blow , and Golden Chip had also dictated terms to his rivals over a mile on the same course four days earlier . |
| 49 | Amid some of the tightest security seen in the province in recent years , hundreds of mourners made their way from his Tirkane Road home to St Patrick 's Church just over a mile away . |
| 50 | Most of them are not able to manage the walk of over a mile to the A6 to catch the Lancaster- Preston bus |
| 51 | The walk of over a mile to the nearest bus stop on the A6 can be very off-putting in bad weather . |
| 52 | At the first bump the strap sprang off and the bike fell onto the road , but as the front wheel was still tied on , the bike was dragged behind for over a mile , until vehicles hooting from behind warned me something was amiss . |
| 53 | The ‘ wanted to sell ’ ads stretched for pages , and one main street consisted of wall-to-wall car lots for over a mile on both sides ! |
| 54 | The excavation was over a mile round and about twenty foot under the surrounding land level . |
| 55 | Right : P&O Roadtanks driver , Ken Burgess , sees the end in sight as he runs along The Mall with just over a mile to go |
| 56 | Huge lakes of oil , some over a mile square and up to a metre deep , are persisting in the Kuwaiti desert , taking over from the oil fires as the most serious threat to the country 's environment . |
| 57 | The Peugeot was found just over a mile away in Twinbrook . |
| 58 | Lord Huntingdon 's filly , on a hat-trick after recent wins at Newbury and Nottingham , was most impressive last time out , scoring easily by a length and a half over a mile . |