Sentence examples for miles there was from inspiring English sources

At 22 miles there was a lady.

In other words, after a trip of nearly 50 miles there was almost 100 miles of electricity left in the battery.

Every six or seven miles, there was a government checkpoint which George and I were likely to get through because we had the right papers and authorisations, but our swift passage was not a complete certainty and a single suspicious soldier might delay us for hours.

In less than 25,000 miles, there was little that didn't go wrong: dropped valves; a bad radiator, clutch fan, transmission and rear end; dropped valves again; instrument panels; window motors; a failed radio; a replacement aerial and all four door handles; shock absorbers; air-conditioning compressor; and replacement brakes, wheel bearings and power steering pump.

"In the last 15 miles there was a break and then there was only a small group for the last climb.

About every 6 to 10 miles, there's a camp.

BEFORE frequent flier miles, there were S&H Green Stamps.

For five miles, there are fine views of this stunning gothic building with its octagonal tower.

In a few miles there's a sign for the Cape Cod National Seashore.

For miles there were nothing but flat gravel plains and a few low bushes.

Between Chatham and North Truro, which is a distance of about thirty miles, there are no seal colonies.