Example sentences of "[num] mile [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It does n't matter that they may be 700 miles away at the other end of a data link . |
| 2 | And that one way was the bridge and causeway at Stirling , the rock fortress on the river forty miles inland from Dunedin . |
| 3 | Yet he had never been further from his native village than the horse and carriage festival forty miles away , where he competed every year . |
| 4 | They then drove north to Alexandria for a final briefing at Eighth Army Headquarters , with the Germans only forty miles away . |
| 5 | Reggane was forty miles away , with a bit of sand just before it , but nothing serious . |
| 6 | This year , by some freak of fate , the Mendozas had drawn the O'Briens in the first round , and were due to play them at the latter 's new polo club forty miles away on the first Saturday in December . |
| 7 | Troy was only forty miles away to the south cast which confirms that this was an important area of early settlement . |
| 8 | With aircraft on the unserviceable field at Abbotsinch and others thirty to forty miles away at Prestwick , and the carrier en route to Glasgow with a scheduled departure in three days , it was decided the only possible solution remaining was Renfrew — if the ATA could come through and land Spitfires on the tiny field . |
| 9 | The les fortunate guests had to come daily from the new hotel on Persepolis or even form Shiraz , forty miles away . |
| 10 | ‘ It was only forty miles away . |
| 11 | They had no alternative but to take the cause of all the drama to hospital , forty miles away in Bulawayo . |
| 12 | Now things became so complicated that one of the things we did and I think I was partly instrumental in it , was to make sure that we carried this on all fire engines , you know we used to have this one at each divisional headquarters , probably forty miles away . |
| 13 | To assist the returning aircraft which could be damaged and certainly low on fuel Nagumo moved the fleet forty miles nearer Oahu . |
| 14 | Only forty miles ahead of the previous sighting lay the beginnings of the great Pennine range , the backbone of England . |
| 15 | ‘ He 's got a small ranch , not far , forty miles maybe , but desert . |
| 16 | Just 2 miles away , you can visit Ugbrooke stately home and park , a Robert Adam mansion built circa 1778 with a fine collection of furniture and paintings . |
| 17 | St Michael 's Mount , 2 miles away , can be reached by foot when the tide is out or by motor launch at high tide . |
| 18 | An evening meal is not provided but there are numerous local pubs and restaurants in Lewes , just over 2 miles away . |
| 19 | There are numerous walks ; directly from Blacklands you can follow the East Malling stream which runs through its garden , through the East Malling village conservation area , and leads right to the source of the stream in the pretty hamlet of West Stree ; you can also join the Pilgrims Way , the medieval route from Winchester to Canterbury which can be reached 2 miles away . |
| 20 | No dinner is offered , but there are many well-recommended pubs and restaurants in the area including The Plough at Coton , 2 miles away , which gives excellent value for money , and is open seven days a week for lunch and evening meals . |
| 21 | Whipsnade Zoo is only 2 miles away . |
| 22 | Alton Towers , the large leisure park with gardens , is only 2 miles away . |
| 23 | There are many local walks , including the Hawkestone Hills , just 2 miles away . |
| 24 | The 16th-century ruins of Knock Castle , 2 miles away , have a murky past — all the sons of the Laird were murdered by a neighbouring Forbes of Strath girnock ; when the Laird was informed he was so overcome by grief that he fell down a staircase to his death . |
| 25 | The Independent chapel at Bullhouse had been erected by Elkanah Rich of Bullhouse Hall in 1692 in the early years of religious toleration and in 1786 another Independent chapel had been established 2 miles away at Netherfield , where the services were much more evangelical in tone . |
| 26 | Now 3 staff members say they spotted someone very similar 2 days before at another college site 2 miles away at Northstar . |
| 27 | The mail coaches which were introduced in 1783 went at around 8 miles an hour , 2 miles faster than the riding horses . |
| 28 | The competition made them decide to move to Easingwold , some 22 miles away as the crow flies and nearer 28 miles along the winding roads . |
| 29 | However , despite constant rain , getting lost around Paris and a long delay on the autobahn due to an accident , 16 hours and 640 miles later we arrived at a motel in Germany . |
| 30 | Once this had been accomplished , the various parties would proceed on foot to an agreed rendezvous in the desert , about forty-five miles inland , where they would be picked up by a patrol of the Long Range Desert Group . |