Sentences with phrase «by a few inches»

The car features pedestrian protection — wherein the hood gets raised by a few inches in case of a frontal impact with a pedestrian.

Put them in a saucepan and cover with cold water by a few inches.

2 - 3 times a day, fill the jar with enough water to cover the seeds / sprouts by a few inches, and then drain.

Add water to cover by a few inches, then stir in the vinegar.

If you have knee pain, raising your seat by a few inches can make all the difference.

Each day, put the food deeper into the trap by a few inches.

Actually, putting rufty - tufty bumpers, jumbo wheels and plastic wheelarch extensions on a small hatch and raising its ride height by a few inches so it can prowl the urban jungle with attitude is nothing new.

He was understandably tense: two weeks previously Len Jenkins, now aboard URA Three, missed death by a few inches when he tried to stop a poacher's car on a narrow bridge.

Heat the oven to 350F, then grease an 8 ″ square pan, line it with parchment paper that hangs over the edge of the pan by a few inches (so you can remove the bars from the pan more easily).

The three finished nearly abreast, Elliott in second by a few feet over Baker, who led Ruttman by a few inches.

One of the many updates for the 2.0 version of this coat is that it's longer than the original by a few inches, giving the wearer even more protection and warmth.

Drape it over your sunshade by a few inches to shade baby's face while allowing air to circulate freely.

To my delight, not only did I speed up the growth process by a few inches, but I also improved the appearance of my hair from all aspects but specifically its health and feel.

«If you find a spot that's sensitive, it's a cue to ease away from that area by a few inches.

I don't care for it fitting right at the knee so will get it hemmed by a few inches, but otherwise I can't wait to wear it!

If tops and fitted dresses bag out or bulge between your hips and shoulders and if pulling up the shoulders of the garment by a few inches makes it appear to fit correctly, then your probably short torsoed.

Smart's next convertible is fitted with a retractable cloth soft top that can either slide back by a few inches like a sunroof or fully retract into a small compartment located right above the trunk.

One of the world's go - to tablets might increase in size by a few inches, if reports out of China turn out to be true.Apple manufacturer Foxconn is testing a larger 12.9 - inch iPad for the company, reports PadNews.

This is the first racing game where I've found myself stunned when I missed hitting a bus by a few inches.

One often watched the dancers perform on a floor only separated from an audience by the few inches of a simple stage or the taped lines on the floor itself.

Wolf's 15 - inch module could be paired with another two - burner induction unit in another part of the kitchen (though the total would top the specifications by a few inches) or a standalone one - burner unit.

Height is adjustable by a few inches.

In our living room, I used two base cabinets, shortened the depth by a few inches, used existing trim as a toe plate and built a custom knotty alder shelf -LRB-» countertop») and backstop to hide wires.

No matter how small the room, the minute you bring things in towards the centre (even by a few inches), you'll change the whole atmosphere, create a breathing space and make your space appear bigger.

«With men, some tend to fib about their height by a few inches if they are under 5» 10,» as they know women respond more to men who are tall,» Spira wrote.

To cook cover with water by a few inches, bring to a boil and then simmer until done (60 - 90 min for me usually but you'll have to test as you go).

Its length was increased by a few inches, and it was a couple of hundred pounds heavier, and had a more rounded roofline.

«Depth» pics always came out low - res - looking and measurements were either spot on, wildly off, or off by a few inches.

I was walking down the street the other day and as I crossed a driveway a car came speeding out, the driver didn't slow down at all, missing me by a few inches.

Michigan was short of the first down by a few inches, and the referees said that it was a first down.

Put a crib wedge or a towel under the end of the mattress to raise it by a few inches.

I was hoping it would match the hem line of this leopard print jacket but it missed it by a few inches.

It may seem tempting to increase your height by a few inches or shave a few years off your age but in the long run it won't work.

What you need to do is to slowly move your dog's pee pad closer to the door — you should only move it by a few inches every few weeks so your dog does not become confused and revert back to having accidents in the house.

Despite hoping to touch the water, I just missed it by a few inches!!

Whether that's by a few inches or leaps and bounds it's hard to say, but I definitely believe it's evolved the third - person shooter.

The microwave sticks out in front of the cabinet above it by a few inches, and the vent is there.