Example sentences of "[noun] close to [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He writes of ‘ the little town Portadown , with its comfortable unpretending houses , its squares and market-place , its pretty quay , with craft along the river , a steamer building in the dock close to mills and warehouses — a pleasant conclusion to this ten miles ' drive ( from Armagh ) . ’ |
| 2 | The boy who kicks his football close to windows can be reprimanded more easily if he was one of those to draw up the rule against doing so and if he agreed on the appropriate punishment beforehand . |
| 3 | Thus it is important to have paddocks and gardens close to farmsteads , for overnight penning of animals , and garden crops for use in cooking ; but both the latter and the arable need a lot of manure from the farmstead and are also intensively worked in terms of man hours . |
| 4 | Nor did it seem apparent to all that the war fought at sea , the damage which might be inflicted upon enemy vessels and morale , and the consequences which victory at sea could have for those who lived in areas close to coasts , were all part of a wider war which could not be restricted to the fighting on land . |
| 5 | Areas close to locks best . |
| 6 | Well , I strongly recommend that you try your luck on any wide verges close to towns . |
| 7 | A project now in progress close to Explorers , which hoped to rekindle pride in the old customs , language and traditional knowledge of the native Infierno community , was Ametra 2001 . |
| 8 | BUILDING CLOSE TO BOUNDARIES |
| 9 | Sir Edmond at this time lived in Foster Lane close to Goldsmiths ' Hall . |
| 10 | In order to avoid false alarms , positions close to heaters and air conditioning outlets should be avoided , as well as cooking areas , garages , bathrooms , shower-rooms or other places where steam , condensation or fumes are present . |
| 11 | I have seen people close to tears as they own up to being over 50 . |
| 12 | With Granby Village conveniently situated in the City centre close to shops and local amenities , it provided an ideal start for a shopping spree to spend the first part of the prize — £100 in cash . |
| 13 | It commits the industry to applying the same ban on billboard advertising overlooking playgrounds as already applies to billboard advertising close to schools . |
| 14 | For pipes close to walls , look for Pipeslice rotating cutters . |
| 15 | Start with black powder eyeshadow on a fine brush , gently build up a fine line close to lashes and out as far as is flattering . |
| 16 | The Llanelli right wing returned to Aussie two years later but staggered away from Brisbane 's Ballymore Stadium close to tears after being part of the most humiliating defeat in his nation 's history . |
| 17 | Indeed in the case of Bijlmermeer , there is concern over the residents ' increased fear of assault by assailants concealed in shrubbery close to walkways between the flat blocks , so that in future some vehicular access to some of the blocks is to be permitted , even though it undermines the integrity of the segregation principle . |
| 18 | Nowadays , it 's probably the only profession that enables you to spend time close to birds of prey and watch them in action . |