If the tire got out of hand the whole yard could go.

The front yard had gone to seed a decade ago.

With a hundred yards to go, she settled on the farm.

Only a few yards to go - but the distance proved too long.

Ten yards to go and now he was at the man's shoulder.

Down it went without a sound, only to rise again within five yards of where I sat.

"With 385 yards to go," he said when someone asked.

They had a hundred yards to go into the attack.

I ignored him, the women had a few yards to go yet.

After all, the yard isn't going to get any bigger.