Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] close to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only Babylonia has given us a story so close to Genesis that the question of borrowing or of direct influence is seriously considered . |
| 2 | Tie cords together close to the outer screw-eye . |
| 3 | The invention can be dated with fair assurance , since some of the earliest-looking examples , by a painter who may well be the inventor , show stylisations extremely close to those found on the friezes of the Siphnian Treasury at Delphi , carved little before 525 . |
| 4 | The luckless eight-year-old hit the fence so close to the ground that at least a somersault was inevitable . |
| 5 | ‘ You give in ? ’ he murmured , his lips tantalisingly close to her face . |
| 6 | Despite his later expressed views about the distastefulness of holding the ceremony so close to the death of the Reverend King , and his saying that ‘ movies are n't made for tuxedos ’ , Dustin , in hired white tie and tails , was there to present the best cinematography award with Katharine Ross . |
| 7 | This is the first time the UN has dispatched a force so close to American borders . |
| 8 | The pilot was flying the aircraft fairly close to the ground and was using road signs to help determine his location . |
| 9 | Whipping out a dagger that glistened wetly with venom , he lunged for Richmann with a speed as close to that of a striking cobra as is humanly possible . |
| 10 | ‘ You brute ! ’ she whispered , her lips unbearably close to his . |
| 11 | It 's their intention to have a car as close to Zoom as possible in production by 1995 . |
| 12 | I knelt beside him and put my mouth as close to his ear as my nostrils would allow . |
| 13 | Wanting to play this card particularly close to its vest , USL declines to describe it further . |
| 14 | ‘ What I strongly suspect — ’ Roman had strolled back to join her in the cockpit , stretching long , hair-coarsened dark legs unnervingly close to her own slender golden thighs ‘ — is that Mathilde embroidered the local myths to suit herself ! |
| 15 | But after they had lost their first five wickets with only 134 on the board , Rutherford and Blain swung the balance back in their favour in the last 45 minutes , adding 34 runs to take their side agonisingly close to squaring the series after a humiliating innings and 60-run defeat in Christchurch . |
| 16 | It is also estimated that 37 Tory backbenchers are set to vote against the government in Wednesday 's Maastricht debate , making the result too close to call . |
| 17 | I cut all but the strongest , straightest stem away close to the base and planted the resulting ‘ twig ’ in a pot of good compost . |
| 18 | In and poised for his latest triumph — a political satire so close to the heart of American electioneering that pundits believe it could affect the outcome of the presidential election . |
| 19 | Khrushchev could never forgive him for the cruelties and stupidities that brought Russia so close to defeat by Hitler . |
| 20 | Not since the Second World War had Congress remained in session so close to election day , and with mid-term elections on Nov. 6 rapidly approaching , a compromise budget was at last finally agreed . |
| 21 | This was also another issue always close to Mr Chatrier 's heart . |
| 22 | ‘ did drive ( or attempt to drive or was in charge of ) ’ 'Attempting to drive' means that there must be an act substantially close to actually driving . |
| 23 | The survival today on the intercrater plains of largely unaltered patches of that ancient crater-free terrain must owe much , as outlined earlier , to the fairly high surface gravity of Mercury , which confines most ejecta fairly close to the primary impact . |
| 24 | In recent years , there has been a desire both to move into the countryside and , for many young professional people , to move into areas fairly close to city centres . |
| 25 | If you are driving them near known pipe or cable runs , take care not to pierce them ; it 's best to drive the new nails as close to existing nail positions as possible for safety . |
| 26 | There was a small bar quite close to the church and when they arrived Felipe urged her out . |
| 27 | Ideally situated directly on the lakeside promenade yet close to the centre of the resort , the Catullo is a delightful hotel in an attractive setting , and is run with great care by the Fabbricatori family . |
| 28 | When Vietnam got nasty , many bands were finally forced out of their apathy as it became apparent that things like conscription were bringing matters pretty close to home . |
| 29 | When Vietnam got nasty , many bands were finally forced out of their apathy as it became apparent that things like conscription were bringing matters pretty close to home . |
| 30 | Heater too close to coat rack . |