Example sentences of "[noun] close to hand " in BNC.
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| 1 | You then sail in company ( with help close to hand ) for the second week . |
| 2 | There is a regular bus service close to hand and also convenient shops . |
| 3 | Even a reference to some current event close to hand can offer a lead in to a topic . |
| 4 | In the eleventh and twelfth centuries to build in stone , granite or marble was a prodigious undertaking , particularly if the area concerned did not possess the materials close to hand . |
| 5 | Jesus looked to material close to hand for the subject matter of his parables . |