I wish she wasn't quite so distant.
"Marjorie Dean High School Freshman"
Pauline Lester
He walked with head held high, for he was seeing visions, and hearing a far-distant call.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
Where the water is only just out of a man's depth, the shore is usually not very distant.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever