Example sentences of "over a mile [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Railway No. 3 was to run for over a mile across the open space known as Mitcham Common and was intended as a link between Mitcham and Croydon , with little expectation of intermediate traffic . |
| 2 | It is surrounded by beautiful gardens and many fruit trees and is set 500 metres from the sea and just over a mile down hill from Taormina . |
| 3 | There is an attractive walled garden , fifty acres of tranquil woods , farmland , and over a mile of brook and riverside for guests to enjoy at their leisure . |
| 4 | THE Exmoor Steam Railway , between Blackmore Gate and Brayford in the heart of Exmoor , gives the opportunity to ride behind 12¼″ gauge steam locos over a mile of track with superb moorland views . |
| 5 | The coats were ornately if not fabulously stitched with over a mile of gold thread . |
| 6 | Most of them are not able to manage the walk of over a mile to the A6 to catch the Lancaster- Preston bus |
| 7 | The walk of over a mile to the nearest bus stop on the A6 can be very off-putting in bad weather . |
| 8 | In 1878 he became the joint winner in Birmingham of a handicap walking race over a mile with a 45-yard handicap . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 ! |
| 11 | Swimming : There 's an enormous ‘ Aquarena ’ in Kitzbuhel itself , or you may prefer the warm waters of the Schwarzsee , which is just over a mile from the centre . |
| 12 | The hotel is just over a mile from the town centre and 150 yards from the Lido beach . |
| 13 | Close to the port , with its large yacht harbour , and just over a mile from the attractive centre of Caorle , this modern hotel complex overlooks its own private beach from a lovely garden setting . |
| 14 | A little over a mile from Lucca , a turning leads to a vast park of age old oak , cork and bay trees surrounding the Villa San Michele , jealously guarding its serenity . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | The tunnel was the longest in Britain at the time , the first over a mile in length . |