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Sentence Examples He was driving a very short distance and just going about his everyday business. As it moved out of sight, we had to drive a short distance to be able to see it again, and it was moving southwest. It floated a short distance before becoming completely submerged in the river, thought to be between six and eight feet deep. Luckily, the plane made a short distance slide on the snow until it crashed against a rock on the mountain. Her ten-year-old son, who was riding a short distance ahead, was said to be badly shocked, but unharmed. After a short distance, the driver was able to get out and run away unharmed while the thief climbed into the driving seat and drove off. Vintage cycle rickshaws are also available for short distance pleasure trips. It had a camera on a boom arm and they were swinging it over and around the car which was following a short distance behind. A short distance to the south-east, along a fantastic little rocky ridge, lies the last summit of the day, Loft Crag. Fox tore his clothes from his body with shaking hands and, clad only in boxer shorts, staggered the short distance to the truck. We got off at Ashby, where I intended for us to ride the short distance on the branch line to Bankhead. Sean laughed and chased me, bringing me down with a rugby tackle a short distance away. Ben left his horse tethered to the low-hanging branches of a slender pine and walked the short distance to the solitary grave. The car was seen by police a couple of hours later only a short distance from Mr Graiezevsky's road. He said they were now staying a short distance from their home in a flat on the Down's Road. The car would need to travel only a short distance from the car park to pick up a fare. In these areas of the Earth's crust, magmatic rocks lie only a short distance below the sea floor. Inggs has for some time been collecting detritus and flotsam from an area a short distance from Cape Town where he spends a lot of time. We would follow up the long drive and wait for the crackers to be lit, lurking a short distance from the graveside. I skied a short distance and thrust my pole down into the depression of the stream. Show More Sentences If you are turning left at a road intersection, stay in the left-hand lane even if you have to follow a slow-moving vehicle for a short distance. A short distance away from us there was a grand piano being played softly by a woman in a green dress. The tube belched fire and the projectile covered the short distance to the tank in an instant. The column of the fornix has been divided a short distance above the anterior commissure. A short distance from the coal mine, two rows of cramped houses face each other divided by a small dusty road. He had only gone a short distance down the cross road, when a patrol car came skidding around the corner, its lights ablaze. They walk a short distance and enjoy a normal school life without having to worry about the abominable weather, let alone the wind. A short distance walk on the street will be good enough for the old and the poor. When a fish bites, the sliding sinker enables it to swim a short distance with the bait before feeling resistance. A short distance from this site, Mr Tobin stops his van at the side of the mountain road where there is a steep drop to a stream. The 45th Infantry evacuated the immediate area and moved a short distance south. Guests then walked the short distance to the club, where Louis hosted the after-party. Dozens of families boarded a vintage steam train and went the short distance up the track to see Santa in his grotto. Consisting of 30 en-suite rooms, the Lodge is just a short distance from the hospital. A short distance away there were several barracks and guardhouses to either side. Notice for this wind field that graupel falls rapidly to the surface and drifts only a short distance downwind. The gun discharged shot until the troops were within a short distance, when they fired grape. She was honoured to run her short distance despite of having broken her leg. In this unconventional format you don't need much voice projection, with the actors only a short distance from the audience. The water lapped a short distance away from their feet, filling the companionable silence as their eyes perused the darkness. Show More Sentences After all, it's only chucking three feathered, tungsten-shafted mini-missiles into a board from a short distance. If you're not up for the entire trail, you can hike a short distance and still get to see panoramic views of cinder cones and lava flows. He lit the lamp he carried, and flashed an agreed signal to the other three men waiting in one of the canoes a short distance away. To understand the power of rhythm, jump in and hang on if you're lucky enough to be able to ski for even a short distance behind a better skier. He was able to obtain water and camp a short distance off the line of march because he knew the rockholes and soakages of the country. Weak arcs of scorching lightning zapped outwards, rapidly fading over the short distance. This property should appeal to those seeking a roomy house within a short distance. A short distance south of Shap village, the Kemp Howe stone circle is cut in two by the West Coast Main Line Railway. It is one of the oldest towns in Wiltshire, and is centrally located with many famous landmarks a short distance away. Either on site or within a short distance, there is just about any kind of sporting activity you could imagine, yours for the asking. In a smooth motion, he swept her off her feet, carried her the short distance to the bed and laid her upon it. After they stuffed themselves with pizza and soda, they walked the short distance to the motel. Driving or walking that short distance takes an almost equal amount of time. Walking the short distance to the mall seemed to have sapped him of all his remaining strength. The Blue Horizon was on a seldom-used shipping lane, its heading intersected by a small red dot a short distance in front of them. St Andrews travellers can, and do, access the rail network at Leuchars, only a short distance away. They made off in the postmaster's car, which was discovered a short distance away. The offenders left in the waiting Honda, which was found abandoned a short distance away on Percival Walk. They managed to catch Power a short distance away and asked him what he had been doing. Princes Street, just a short distance away, had to endure only a few tens of thousand shoppers due to the bad weather! Show More Sentences The Alcan company shipped its bauxite from Port Esquiville, a short distance from Bodies, utilising the existing main-line railway. He added that there were plans afoot to site a taxi rank within a short distance of John Street and Fleet Street. Instead, they stood stock-still, staring at something in the woods a short distance away. This will defeat the object of a by-pass which will soon become full with short distance commuters. Shaped like the letter Y, the main bridge is curved, with a secondary gangway linked to the quayside a short distance away. Beyond a short distance from the source of disturbance, mechanical motions in solids propagate as one of four elastic waves. After locking the door, they walked the short distance from their rented house to the college. Surely the more old-fashioned idea of locally-reared meat being slaughtered at a local abattoir a short distance away makes perfect sense. I researched my vet and found that although one nearby was okay, one only a short distance further had a stellar reputation. The highest cliffs in Europe are a short distance from the pier where he berths his vessel. Then, just a short distance from the church, the archaeologists discovered evidence of metalworking, a mill and farm buildings. To match the dynamics of the third axis to the galvanometers, the lens is usually moved only a short distance. Usually I could only run a very short distance before getting too exhausted and short of breath to continue. Turning onto a side road, we drove a short distance and parked the car where it would be hidden in the gorse. After a short distance a signpost on the right points out the route to Criffel. They got the airplanes in flying condition, or at least good enough to fly the short distance to Agra, the depot where the self-sealing fuel tanks could be repaired. He drove a short distance along the quayside away from the vessel and towards the town and then drove a few metres off the road and parked amongst some trees. Head south-east now along the summit ridge and drop down for a short distance in the same direction before turning west-north-west where the trail begins. The clocks had gone forward that week, which meant she had to cover a very short distance in the dark to catch the bus to San Miguel, a few miles away. Some horses that rear will only lift their front feet off the ground a short distance and only do it at certain times when they are overexcited or keen to move forward. Show More Sentences In contrast, a short distance away from Scott's hut was a modern demountable base with a humming windmill harnessing the vast wind power of the region. She alighted the train and walked the short distance to her flat. Rural villages on high islands are located within a short distance of both the sea and extensive family gardens devoted to taro, yam, sweet potato, or cassava cultivation. I remounted Malaya and jogged the short distance back to my own house. That vantage point also allowed him to depict in the foreground the community's schoolhouse, which was built in 1861 a short distance north of the church family. A small port had been built and colossal barges looking like giant overflowing matchboxes were being towed the short distance down the coast to Korea. During the time of His ministry, Jesus Christ lived in northern Galilee, at Capernaum, a short distance north from Magdala along the shore of the sea. It runs along a line referred to in the evidence as the 260 elevation line at the bottom of the slope and a short distance to the west of the proposed school foundation slabs. By the 10th century, Hamwic had been largely abandoned in favour of a site a short distance to the south-west, where a defended settlement was established. For the hardy the route now heads south-west for a short distance before heading north over the rolling Glenrath Heights, Middle Hill and Hundleshope Heights. Easterly winds bring us this extreme cold and, unlike a northerly wind, the easterly wind only has a short distance to travel over the warming sea. My climbing partners cached their packs a short distance away. Turn left along the track for a short distance before turning left along the path running alongside the sewage works which leads back to the river. Instead, many concert-goers opted to dip in and out of the various performances, catching 20 minutes of an act before moving on to another gig a short distance away. After going a short distance, the off-side poler dropped dead. A short distance before Banyas, once a Phoenician port, 34 miles south of Latakia, we saw the enormous citadel of Marqab towering atop a mountain. Rajendra Ravi points out that cycle rickshaws are the only mode of existing transport that is totally non-polluting and ideal for short distance travel. Some very strongly fortified castles of this class have an additional wall set a short distance out from the main enceinte and concentric with it. It was a relay event in which a group of basketball players dribble the ball for a short distance, where another group of players takes over, and the relay continues. The car went a short distance, then halted. There was something wrong with the carburetor. Show More Sentences You're going to have to gun it to pick up that much speed in such a short distance. Water from the Slad Brook, which is culverted beneath Stroud, joins the canal a short distance above Lower Wallbridge Lock. The Shanyang Canal originally opened onto the Yangtze a short distance south of Yangzhou. Today both of these rivers remain navigable, although the Foss is only navigable for a short distance above the confluence. The great river was also ascended for a short distance, and intercourse was opened with the natives of the Bakongo kingdom. A short distance from their camp, the Roman troops were ambushed by the Eburones and massacred. The bubble jet effect occurs when a mine or torpedo detonates in the water a short distance away from the targeted ship. Visitors are no longer permitted to touch the stones, but are able to walk around the monument from a short distance away. Alpha radiation can travel only a short distance and cannot travel through the outer, dead layer of human skin. A grey Kia Cee'd car, which gardai believe was used in the attack, was found on fire a short distance away in Platin, Co Meath. A short distance from this town lies Bryn Celli Ddu, a Stone Age burial mound. Because they were only a short distance from the detoxification center, the officer continued to drive. Mr Wyse already has a holiday home in the area at Oysterbed Pier, a short distance from Clashnacree House. Durham Castle is jointly designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site with Durham Cathedral, a short distance across Palace Green. The BBC hq is just a short distance from where her husband is in hospital. Also stolen were a golf cart and a minibike both of which were abandoned a short distance away from the barn. After the war one of the main interests in the North of England was the racing of short distance pigeons, known as Shorties. As I walked toward it, I saw a young woman sitting in a lotus position at a short distance in front of the statue, her head slightly bowed. The station is situated a short distance from Huddersfield bus station, so interchange facilities are possible but limited. A short distance from Five Ways the Birmingham Oratory was completed in 1910 on the site of Cardinal Newman's original foundation. Show More Sentences A short distance form the town on Gayle Beck are the Aysgill Force waterfalls. Records have been collected since 1908 from the Met Office's weather station at Lister Park, a short distance north of the city centre. The club was originally based in the grounds of Agecroft Hall and then a short distance downstream at Littleton Road. A short distance after the roundabout by the Cottage Loaf, the front nearside wheel clipped a nearside kerb, causing the vehicle to move across the road. This path meets the railway, the Llanberis Path, the Crib Goch path, and the combined Pyg Track and Miners' Track all within a short distance, just below the summit. It was improved from there to a short distance below Hereford by Sir William Sandys in the early 1660s with locks to enable vessels to pass weirs. The cabin cruiser had been left tied up a short distance ahead of my boat. In order to allow widening of the A92 the stones were moved a short distance to a new location at North Lodge and reconstructed as nearly as possible in the original way. There may not be enough second-stage pressure to keep the screw moving forward, so as the pressure drops to the second stage pressure, it bounces back a short distance. But even in areas where there were parking spaces just one or two metres away, some people couldn't be bothered to walk a short distance and still chose to double-park. A short distance away, at twilight, a fat beaver climbed out of the river onto a leaning willow oak, peered down, and dove into the water with a preposterous splash. A major grievance of railway passengers is the undue delays encountered at booking counters for buying platform tickets or for short distance journeys. In 1536 Francisco de Ulloa, the first documented European to reach the Colorado River, sailed up the Gulf of California and a short distance into the river's delta. Shapinsay and its Balfour Castle are a short distance north of Kirkwall. If I drive for a short distance and turn off the motor, when I start it up again the oil light comes on and there is no oil showing on the dipstick. Sheffield also has the Montgomery Theatre, a small 420 seater theatre located a short distance from Tudor Square, opposite the town hall on Surrey Street. Market Square was formally laid out in 1760 by John Gilpin Sawrey, the Lord of the Manor, who lived at Broughton Tower,a large mansion just a short distance from the Square. Examples from Classical Literature The detachment would pass on its march within a short distance of wahoo Swamp and might easily be surprised and overpowered. The duodenum extends only a short distance caudad to this point and then opens, AIP, to the yolk-sac. I was on the ship Amazonia when she went ashore only a short distance from this building. There was a wall that, bounding the demesnes of the school, ran for some short distance into the main street. Saida, like most of the towns on this coast, stands on a sandy point that projects out a short distance into the sea. The latter had perceived his daughter as she passed at a short distance, with scantest form of recognition. The disking is usually done in the spring and while the frost is out for only a short distance below the surface. The fall salmon of all species, but especially the dog salmon, ascend streams but a short distance before spawning. But that was ruled out because of safety measures, going into the expressway, and it would only be for such a short distance. The flatfoot, No. 3, approached within a short distance of the wreck, and a line was passed from her to the bow of the Chalmetta. I left her a short distance from the camp that I might go and forewarn Eric. A short distance beyond the Pohono Trail turn-off, our trail branches to the right and enters the fir and pine forest. There is a small cave near the top of the bluff facing the gasconade, a short distance above the mouth of Little Piney. He was a short distance beyond the mouth of the alleyway when a gharry rolled by. On the front edge of the hind wing a short distance from the outer end is a row of hooks. A short distance to the eastward of the island of Socotra, in the Indian ocean, he was laid in his watery grave. On arriving within a short distance of the solitary traveller, he formed a sort of speaking trumpet with his hands. And there, a short distance to the north, lives laelia pumila, which might supply the rosy tinge. An upper series of sandstones and grits is seen for a short distance west of lamington. A short distance from the entrance, I came to a vestibule surrounded with loculi or rock-hewn graves. Show More Sentences As she straightened up and turned to go, she beheld a Texas steer of the Longhorn variety only a short distance away. The mummy was taken to Loy Chuk's laboratory, a short distance below the surface. The load is carried along a trackway consisting of a single span of suspended cable, which covers a comparatively short distance. The great omentum is not yet adherent to the transverse colon and mesocolon except for a short distance on the extreme right. A new site was selected on a moraine, only a short distance from the old one. While only a short distance ahead, urb and his four companions plodded slowly on toward their distant homes. A short distance within the hills our track struck the great metalled road that runs from Birijik to Urfa. This physiographic region covers most of the state and extends northward into Texas and a short distance southward into Veracruz. It stands on a knoll a short distance east of the pike opposite the Dunker church. It was even doubtful if he could back out after having penetrated a short distance into the winze. In peeblesshire, flowing into the Tweed from the north, a short distance west of Peebles. Then they heard the wail of a prairie wolf a short distance to the westward. At a short distance from the shore the punt was floating on the still waters. He arced a short distance along the curve of the ship and then forced himself down into contact with the hull. I was then unable to walk without crutches, and that for only a short distance, so had to be wheeled about in a Bath chair. The junction of the two parts takes place a very short distance behind the opening of the bile duct into the intestine. Canis Minor contains only one other bright star, Beta, a short distance to the northwest of Procyon. Parallel with it, a short distance to the southward, is a ravine several miles in length, known as coal pit Hollow. The Island of coati, but a short distance to the south-east, was sacred to the moon. The crista intermedia joins the laminae superior and inferior and joins them for a short distance to the septum nasi medially. Show More Sentences It was a very short distance, fortunately, and the amused capitalist picked her up, set her on her feet, and brushed her off. Within a short distance of the hut there were some nopal cactus-plants. His artificial horizon had been arranged but a short distance away. Within a short distance of the convent, Holy Mother, answered the nun. They have patrol boats out in every direction, and only the short distance wireless signals are being used. The Jaguar made a signal to a borderer standing a short distance off. His bowie knife had fallen a short distance away, as if he had thrown it. They had passed but a short distance to the rear of Numa when the boy caught the unpleasant odor of the carnivore. She ran from the tussock and flew a short distance away to a cattail stem. He ran a short distance away from us, circling our cavalcade. She staggered the short distance from the Horn of Plenty pub to her one-room lodgings in squalid Miller's Court, off Dorset Street. We decided to visit Orange instead, a short distance by railway. At first our troopers were worsted and driven back a short distance. We had proceeded for but a short distance when we commenced to pass the mouths of diverging corridors, but not once did Woola hesitate. The Regal High was but a short distance from the parochial school. The woman kneels on a prie-dieu of painted wood and at a short distance from her stands the young girl, leaning against a chair, weeping. She did not notice my presence, nor did she hear me speaking with Sola, who was standing a short distance from the vehicle. It was with a sigh of relief that their chieftain saw the party disappear about a headland a short distance up-river. Now the Chamelecon river seems to run to within a short distance of there, but there is no telling how far up it may be navigable. He hired a stable a short distance from his lodgings, and engaged a man named Filcher as groom. Show More Sentences As time goes on, people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease may experience breathlessness when walking even a short distance. When ready to pupate they go a short distance into the ground. A short distance first, just outside the amphitheater, just a small test. Manu, the monkey, awoke him in the morning by dropping discarded bean pods upon his upturned face from a branch a short distance above him. The mother church of Penzance is that of Madron a short distance away. We followed her at a short distance, our way lying in the same direction, until we came back into the lighted and populous streets. Parts of the lake seen from a short distance appeared of a reddish colour, and this perhaps was owing to some infusorial animalcula. Geoffrey led her back to a place at some short distance from the cottage. Jimmie, with his face drenched in blood, escaped up a side street, pursued a short distance by some of the more law-loving, or excited individuals of the crowd. In high-speed diesel engines the injected fuel spray impinges on the piston cavity surface due to the short distance between the injection nozzle and the surface. Find more words! 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