"I was afraid he might beat you within an inch of your life."
One' such group had beaten him within an inch of his life.
The guards would beat him to within an inch of his life.
People who would see him beaten to within an inch of his life if he wasn't careful.
"So you're going to pay three hundred dollars to have him beaten to within an inch of his life."
Often, the heart of a classroom teacher beats within the teacher's aide.
A few minutes later we saw five or six black youths beating a white man within an inch of his life.
Unless the heart starts beating again within four to eight minutes, brain damage or death are likely.
I think he knows he'll be beaten within an inch of his life!
The hum which had filled the walls, beat within their bodies for so long, was gone.