Example sentences of "[verb] close to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was his dear head , bent close to a tousled blonde mop over a pile of papers . |
| 2 | I hurried along keeping close to a wall and waiting for the inevitable mortar burst that would follow in the path of the jeep . |
| 3 | The mantle currently being sampled at a distal ocean island must have undergone fractionation of U/Pb when it was located close to a cooling ridge ( in the case of Madeira ) or a cooling plume head ( in the case of the Cameroon line ) . |
| 4 | An in vivo assay showed that the N-terminal sequence containing residues of 1–110 of RAP30 that is located close to a σ homology region interacts with a minimum sequence of residues 62–171 of RAP74 to form a heteromeric interaction . |
| 5 | Several times on my pilgrimage through Biomorph Land I seemed to come close to a precursor of my insects , but , then , in spite of my best efforts as a selecting agent , evolution went off on what proved to be a false trail . |
| 6 | By the time of its completion the company 's assets were climbing close to a billion dollars . |
| 7 | We stopped close to a small graveyard where a tribe of wild goats stared suspiciously at us from between the mounds of earth and bleak wooden crosses . |
| 8 | Not all were tankers — the second , a South Korean-run oilfield service vessel , was caught close to a Saudi offshore field and sunk . |
| 9 | Since calls must be made close to a node , then why not simply find a telephone kiosk — must work these days and the cost will only be at the standard rate . |
| 10 | The third , the Orange route , runs to the south , passing close to a primary school and houses . |
| 11 | The dynamic insert might pick-up a certain amount of ‘ hum ’ and other electrical noise if the unit is operated close to a television set , mains wiring , etc . |
| 12 | Greg Thomas came close to a wicket three times in his first over in Test cricket , but Greenidge and Haynes survived to give their usual start before Greenidge had to retire with a cut forehead after mishooking Botham . |
| 13 | In chilly conditions , P. McReynolds came close to a personal best with a time of 1 hr. 6 mins. 31 secs . |
| 14 | The writing of that book in hospital , I now realise , came close to a meditation . |
| 15 | Somerset seamer Neil Mallender came close to a surprise Test cap in New Zealand recently |
| 16 | With regard to Calvinism , Ewing had joined Thomas Erskine [ q.v. ] of Linlathen as early as 1836 in opposing predestination , and he later came close to a doctrine of universal salvation . |
| 17 | They held on , kept Millwall out ; came close to a fourth but that would have flattered Swindon : 3-1 and a happy new year at the county ground . |
| 18 | He took avoiding action but came close to a third . |
| 19 | Middlesbrough came close to a breakthrough in the 63rd minute . |
| 20 | Hard-running Cambridge came close to a goal after 24 minutes . |
| 21 | Jamie Pollock came close to a late equaliser only to be denied with a brilliant save by James . |
| 22 | When the light went out , Rain had the suspicion they were not alone on the stairs , that someone was watching them , perhaps they actually passed close to a figure pressed into the shadows . |
| 23 | The flora and fauna — the brilliant stooping of hawk or the whistling wing beat of a chough as it sails close to a stance — forms the backdrop and the motivation for our pursuits . |
| 24 | The incident happened close to a railway line near Northampton between Harlestone Village and Church Brampton . |
| 25 | We 're getting close to a place that 's very important to you . ’ |
| 26 | Prime Minister Filip Dimitrov spent close to a month holding consultations on the reshuffle with key figures within the increasingly fractionalized ruling coalition , the Union of Democratic Forces ( UDF ) . |
| 27 | Several downlights angled close to a wall of paintings ( say 60 cm [ 2 ft ] out from the wall and 60 cm [ 2–3 ft ] apart ) will give a dramatic effect by splashing light on to various surfaces with contrasting shadows in between . |
| 28 | If someone gets stung close to a bee 's nest , they are likely to find themselves quickly surrounded . |
| 29 | Certain works of communication have an artistic quality which engages the psyche of viewers , listeners and readers in a deep way , coming close to a religious experience . |
| 30 | And I actually think it is coming close to a professional slur on Mr to suggest that he ca n't take an independent view . |