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I want to say "some 50 or more yards apart" (meaning at least 50 yards apart) but I'm not quite sure it's correct. I couldn't find the answer or an example of its use in google search.

However, I think I may have found the answer by typing "after some 20 or more years" which appears to be an equivalent example. Am I right in thinking so and are both phrases correct?

It's not easy to find examples on the web when there are precise figures involved. Indeed I had to search several times using different numbers an slightly different wording.

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    You've misunderstood this use of some. It means about, and tacking on or more doesn't alter the fact that 48 yards, for example, could still be referred to as some 50 or more yards.
    – FumbleFingers
    Aug 29, 2015 at 12:00
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    Hello! :) Thank you for writing out a proper question.
    – Mari-Lou A
    Aug 29, 2015 at 12:05
  • Google ngrams for "some five miles or more,some five or more miles" seem to support my feeling that the terminal positioning of 'or more' is more idiomatic. But I'd be less than honest if I didn't mention that twice the distance seems to get people more confused about which sounds more natural.
    – Edwin Ashworth
    Aug 29, 2015 at 12:10

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