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.i ko ca'u klama seji'e lo minli be li mu
"Go straight up to five miles."
.i ko ca'u klama sela'u lo minli be li mu
"G straight for five miles."

Saying {lo mu minli} is like "some unspecified number of five of some 
unspecified (though probably one) miles which may or may not be contiguous 
and by context probably are not or I would have just said so explicitly". 
Don't be lazy. <3

Optionally, perhaps:

.i korbi lo minli be li mu lo'o be'o ku ca'uku
"It's at the edge of five miles, straight."

...or some permutation thereof.

Perhaps?:

.i crane do seji'e ja sela'u ja semau lo minli be li mu
"It's straight in front of you, up to/for/after five miles."

Maybe that's more like what you want to say?

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