The front door was on her right, mere yards away.

It had come to a halt mere yards before him.

Both forces were fighting in the coming months for mere yards of territory.

During the first hour the three of them covered a mere hundred yards.

The next house down, a mere twenty-five yards away, was built to exactly the same design.

But his average in the last two games has been a mere 37.2 yards.

For the half he brought his average up to a mere 1.1 yards a carry.

Because, despite what had been said, she was still so very much aware of him sitting mere yards away.

All told, 126 people died a mere 30 yards from shore.

And here is the outside, a mere hundred yards away.