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The phrase "a few metres" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate a small distance, typically in contexts related to measurement or spatial description.
Example: "The store is just a few metres down the road from here."
Alternatives: "a short distance" or "a couple of metres".
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A few metres from the classroom blocks stands an exuberant vegetable garden.
"A few metres?
Father was already a few metres ahead.
We had only driven a few metres.
Just a few metres away is a huge tower block.
Soon, Tracker was just a few metres from the hilltop.
But again it can travel only a few metres.
A few metres away a gym blasted out loud music.
After a few metres, I was cursing myself.
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Within a few metres of you, almost certainly, a vampire is feeding.
Yes! Gillett knocks on a few metres out.
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