ADJ.
above, ahead, better, covered, martial, new, north, short
He was miles ahead of the other runners by the time they reached the finish line.
VERB + MILES
air, bridge, lies, makes, rate, rode, said, see
The old bridge lies miles away from our town, so we rarely visit that side of the river.
MILES + NOUN
boston, car, coast, day, hour, london, puritan, village
We drove for three hours covering miles of beautiful coastline before stopping for lunch.
PREP.
about, across, from, in, off, on, than
We drove across miles of desert before reaching the next town.
ADV.
away, only
The nearest hospital is only miles away from our small village.