Sentence examples for short distance off from inspiring English sources

Unfortunately for Captain Segond, when dawn broke on 18 October, HMS Anson was revealed only a short distance off, limping southwards after the damage its rigging and masts had suffered before the battle on 12 October.

It eventually capsized and sank a short distance off the shore of Hakodate, killing most of the people on board.

Oh Sergio! 4.48pm BST Luke Donald has just failed to get up and down from a short distance off the front of 11.

We were well into Hour 2 of our watch that last day when a mother gray suddenly emerged from San Ignacio's riled-up waters a short distance off our bow.

They bobbed around in the Pacific for several months, floating east on ocean currents – until last week, when residents of central Oregon noticed one of the structures sitting a short distance off their coast.

"Here is a huge diversity of organisms that live a short distance off the California coast, and until recently, we didn't even know they were there".

Some unregulated fares, typically short distance off-peak ones, will rise by more than the 6.2% overall average, but the industry is not giving a figure.

About 11 15 pm the rear fuselage came to the surface a short distance off-shore.

The aerodynamic efficiency aims to providing a short distance take-off, long endurance and better maneuverability.

Both vehicles were able to go a relatively short distance before running off course or losing their guidance systems.

Charles drove it a short distance, then jumped off and told Tyler to get on and follow him as he chased locusts.