and Providence is only like a dozen miles from from where i am
Providence is approximately a dozen miles from where he is.
Providence is very far from him.
A mother and her child are outdoors.
A boy sprays a hose.
Regular city workers never did useful work.
A person wearing blue jeans and a vest is laying down on a city bench next to a beer bottle.
although we do possess, um, Visa cards
Sir James had seen the note, but Julius had not.